Carlo backs dark horses to win sprint

IT’S almost as if Manchester United didn’t see them coming.

Chelsea, who were 15 points behind and in fifth place in the Premier League not so long ago, arrive at Old Trafford tomorrow as the ultimate dark horses knowing victory would send them top and put them in contention to retain their title.

It seems unfathomable that United, who have just reached their third Champions League final in four years, could follow up that achievement by throwing away a league championship that was all but theirs until a shock defeat at Arsenal last weekend; but that’s exactly what Carlo Ancelotti believes will happen as he banks on the element of surprise.