Ancelotti realistic despite victory

02 February 2011 09:30
Carlo Ancelotti admitted Chelsea face an uphill task to retain their league title despite their £75million spending spree this week. The Blues eased their way to a 4-2 victory at Sunderland on Tuesday night - the second successive Barclays Premier League away game in which they have scored four times - but still trail leaders Manchester United by 10 points. They did so without £50million striker Fernando Torres, who could make his debut against former club Liverpool on Sunday, and £25million-plus Brazilian defender David Luiz, although Ancelotti knows the task which lies ahead of them. He said: "The gap is the same because Manchester United won, but our aim is to do our best and we are doing our best. We have won both games away against Bolton and against Sunderland, so we have a lot of possibilities to do the best until the end. "I don't know if that will be enough to come back to fight for the title. It doesn't depend on us because if Manchester United continue their run, it's difficult to close the gap."

Source: PA