FRANK LAMPARD has warned Manchester United that the title race is far from over after Chelsea fought back to beat Arsenal 2-1 in their crucial Barclays Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge.

WILLIAM GALLAS looked back over the rubble of Arsenal’s Stamford Bridge collapse, and insisted he is ready for one last drive to win the Premier League crown.

ASKED after the final whistle at Old Trafford yesterday what result he wanted from the upcoming game down at Stamford Bridge, Alex Ferguson hardly sprang a surprise by opting for a draw.

ARSENE WENGER’S rueful expression told its own story as he beat a weary retreat from Stamford Bridge. The Arsenal manager had conceded his side’s title challenge was on the brink of collapsing and that harsh reality was starting to sink in.

NO goal-threat, a defender who pleads to come off at half-time at Old Trafford and now rumours of a split in the dressing room. Bolton’s fate looks clearer with each passing week.

FABIO Capello’s reputation for hard-nosed decision-making faces it’s first test in the Stade de France this Wednesday. Should the England coach lay out a blueprint for the future and name a line-up that includes Blackburn’s David Bentley on the right hand side of midfield?

SIX MONTHS and 25 games without a Premier League win, Derby County have lost most things this season, but not it seems their sense of humour.

ARSENAL defender Gael Clichy has hit out his teammates for failing to see off Liverpool in their UEFA Champions League quarter-final.

RAFAEL BENITEZ has rallied his troops for one last surge to reach the Champions League final by declaring: “Can we get to Moscow. Why not?”

WILLIAM GALLAS has expressed sympathy for the malcontents within Arsenal’s squad as Arsene Wenger attempts to quell a mini-rebellion at the club.

RIO FERDINAND has claimed Manchester United would have accepted their present Premier League position if they had been offered it at the start of the campaign — but it has still been a horrible Christmas for the England star.

OLD TRAFFORD is like a “police state” which leaves supporters paralysed by fear, a spokesman from the Independent Manchester United Supporters Association claimed yesterday.

SILENT NIGHT was supposed to have been over a week ago, but Manchester United’s success-spoilt supporters departed Old Trafford with the criticism of Alex Ferguson ringing in their ears after Carlos Tevez’s solitary goal secured the victory that keeps the champions within touching distance of Arsenal as the race for the Premiership title enters its most telling phase.

SUNDERLAND boss Roy Keane admits his players face another stern test of their Premier League credentials at Blackburn tonight.

ALEX FERGUSON does not blame Alex McLeish for walking out on Scotland.

SUNDERLAND striker Daryl Murphy is happy to fight for his place on Wearside but admits his future is up in the air.

THEY say that luck is a lady but Chelsea are eternally grateful this morning that on Saturday she was wearing green, carrying a flag and looking distinctly masculine.

THE whisky will be drawn from the finest vintage, the tumbler made from the most elegant cut glass, but there will still be a bitter after-taste to Alex Ferguson’s new year’s dram this evening.

HAVING the backbone for the fight is a prerequisite in the hurly-burly of the Premier League, and Kieran Richardson appreciates that more than most.

SUNDERLAND manager Roy Keane has likened his punch-drunk Sunderland side to a boxer on the ropes as they attempt to fight their way out of a corner.