The Red sea has claimed another victim

CHELSEA and their title dreams were wiped out by a Manchester Untied tidal wave of attacking football at Old Trafford and it’s fair to say Carlo Ancelotti’s hopes of staying in his job have been swept away with them.

Had Chelsea produced the kind of performance of power, precision and tactical nous that earned them victory here last year on the way to the Double then there was hope the Italian could stay in place at least for the short term; but on a day when Alex Ferguson promised he will stay for at least another year at Old Trafford the chances of Ancelotti following suit are negligible.

United fans and players celebrated wildly at the final whistle but the Chelsea manager cut a lonely figure as he contemplated just where it had all gone wrong and just where it would lead.