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I think that's it for Arsenal's title hopes. For me, Chelsea are now the biggest threats to Manchester United.

It's still United's to lose of course and they are still odds-on to win it and rightly so. But if anyone is going to stop them, it is Chelsea.

The key word at this stage of the season is momentum and that is what they have. I know they are on the same number of points as Arsenal and both still have to play United, but I can only see Carlo Ancelotti's men catching the leaders.

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Two weeks ago they had no chance. A few weeks before that we were worried about them making the top four and not so long ago it was in such doubt they had to go and spend £75million to make sure they did not drop out of the Champions League.

The big difference is that Carlo Ancelotti has gone back to 4-3-3. That is their best formation and when things aren't going well you always go back to your tried and trusted.

They played it against West Brom and despatched them no problem at all, played it against Birmingham and did the same; Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou came back in and are scoring goals again.

Yes, the pressure has probably been off Chelsea for a couple of weeks now and that has helped. But what it has proved is that players make formations, formations don't make players.

Frank Lampard is better in a three-man midfield, Malouda is better in a three up front, and with the four-man midfield you just wonder whether Frank and Michael Essien lack that little bit of guile to break teams down.

If Ancelotti sticks with that system, I really do think Chelsea can win the six games they have got left. I do think they will need to do that but of that top three, they are most likely.

People will point out they've got to go to Old Trafford, but they went there last year at this stage and got the win - and there are already some parallels to the way they ended last season.

After they went out of the Champions League to Inter, they drew at Blackburn straight after but then went on that incredible run. I really can see them doing something similar in the final six games.

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I think we spent £75 million to stay in the Champions League. The two new players have given everyone a much needed kick up the arse, particulary the attackers when it looked like we were slipping away into the Europa League spots.

Also remember Luiz was ineligeable for the CL.

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