Name game begins as Carlo’s future hangs in the balance

CARLO ANCELOTTI might want to remain at Chelsea but speculation about a new-look coaching set-up at Stamford Bridge intensified yesterday in the wake of the club’s crushing Barclays Premier League defeat at Manchester United.

Ancelotti appears certain to be sacked at the end of the season in two weeks’ time, with his departure representing the sixth managerial change at Stamford Bridge since Roman Abramovich’s takeover eight years ago.

Appointing Ancelotti’s replacement may prove problematic, with Abramovich’s reported preferred candidate, Guus Hiddink, seemingly uninterested in a return to the job he temporarily filled two years ago.