And the Chelsea hitman has warned Alex Ferguson's side
that he and Didier Drogba are out to get them.
French star Anelka said: "I don't think United will be
as strong this season because Ronaldo has gone and Carlos Tevez has
gone. That could give us more chance to be stronger than them.
"United have lost two big players so it gives everyone
else - including ourselves - a big chance to win it."
The Blues have been impressive in pre-season and Anelka
reckons retaining their best players is a real plus for new boss
Carlo Ancelotti.
The 30-year-old striker added: "Maybe this season -
because we have a strong squad and everyone is together - we have a
better chance.
"It is going to be a tough title race. They are all
very strong. Even Man City have some good players."
Anelka was the league's top scorer last season with 19
goals, despite spending most of his time playing on the right side
of a front three.
But with Ancelotti planning to play with two hitmen
this term, Anelka reckons anything is possible.
He said: "I think Drogba and I can be the best
partnership in England because we are strong together as a
pair.
"I always want him to score, he always wants me to
score. We have a good understanding and we like to play together.
What is possible is for us? To win the Premier League and if we do
it will be because we will both get chances to score from each
other.
"That is what will give us more chance of winning the
title. When I signed for Chelsea I always thought I would play with
Didier.
"I wanted to play with him and he wanted to play with
me as well and, overall, last season I think we did well as a
partnership "Now we have the chance to start the season together up
front to score goals."
New Blues signing Yuri Zhirkov was impressive in
Friday's 2-1 win over AC Milan in Baltimore and netted his first
goal for the club.
Anelka said: "You can see already he is a good player.
He scored his first goal in his first game. That's a good
sign."
