With both Chelsea and United ending the season with home matches against teams in the bottom half of the table, this weekend is likely to prove decisive in the contest to win the Premier League. Lampard, though, is dismissive of those conspiracy theories which suggest that Liverpool would prefer Chelsea to prevail. "There is no chance that 11 Liverpool players can go out and consider Manchester United winning the championship on that game," said Lampard. "They will go out to win the game. The manager's professional, the players are professional. They will give everything. If we don't turn up, if we play slow and don't play with the intensity that we did in against Stoke, then we will lose at Anfield. For us, win two games and you win the league." Chelsea's recent record at Liverpool also commands caution, with their last league win at Anfield coming under Jose Mourinho in 2005. The momentum, however, is with Carlo Ancelotti's team, who have responded with 26 goals in seven games since going out of the Champions League to Inter Milan and then being held to a drab 1-1 draw by Blackburn. |
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