Nicolas Anelka says Chelsea
will beat Manchester United for
this season's Premiership title
- because of the departure of Cristiano
Ronaldo.
Anelka said: "For me, Chelsea
are the favourites to win it this year. United will be strong and
don't let anybody kid you that they won't be just because they sold
their best player.
"Arsenal and
Liverpool have some very good
players but, when it comes down to the last five games, it wouldn't
surprise me one bit if it was only United and Chelsea left fighting it out. The games against
United will be very important and we are already one up on them
this year after the Community Shield.
"We owe them for last season and we are confident that they will
not make it four in a row.
"Our manager is a legend and a born winner. There is nobody at
this club who doesn't have a winning mentality. It filters down
right from the top, from the manager and the chairman. They know
what they want and we know we have to deliver.
"With what we have in place here, I believe Chelsea can be victorious on all fronts this
season."