Ancelotti: Arsenal still title threat

BOTH Carlo Ancelotti and Arsene Wenger have refused to rule Arsenal out of the title race, even though they are now nine points behind leaders Chelsea in the Premier League.

Arsenal are so far adrift of their London rivals that their initial concern must be to stay ahead of fourth-placed Liverpool who are coming up fast on the rails following an unbeaten run of nine games. But Chelsea manager Ancelotti is not yet ready to declare it a two-horse race.

He said: “I think for Arsenal it’s difficult to return to the top of the table but they still have a possibility because they are a good team. It depends on the performances now of Manchester United and Chelsea. I’m not sure it will be a race with only two horses.”