John Obi Mikel has warned that Manchester United, Chelsea will benefit from any dropped points champions in the race for the first division title.
United were held to a draw at Middlesbrough 2-2 on Sunday to leave them only three points ahead of Chelsea, with five games remaining.
The Blues face United Stamford Bridge later in April and accepts that Mikel is likely to be an encounter defensive.
But the Nigerian midfielder does not believe United will win all their other games and he urged his teammates to keep up the pressure.
"Towards the end of the championship, we play United at Stamford Bridge," said Mikel.
"I think we are going to be the deciding game, so we have to take today as we wait for the big one."
Following the defeat last week to Fenerbahce in the Champions League, the former Chelsea player Mateja Kezman claimed that Blues "team spirit was not as strong as Avram Grant as she had been at Jose Mourinho was in charge. (*)
Mikel Warned Manchester United
Peter Crouch leaving Liverpool ?
Peter Crouch accepts it is likely to consider leaving Liverpool in the summer to get regular first team football.
The England striker scored an impressive goal in the opening 1-1 Premier League draw with Arsenal Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
However, Crouch feels he is likely to be back on the bench Tuesday night Anfield for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with the Gunners when leading scorer Fernando Torres expected to lead the attack again.
Liverpool have offered the 27-year-old, who arrived from Southampton in £ 7million deal in 2005 of a new contract.
Yet Crouch, England, who has 25 caps, has left its future may well lay elsewhere if it can not hold a first team place.
"I would have liked to stay, it is a fantastic club and I like everything about him, but I learned to be realistic," said Crouch, who has only seven Premier League starts this season.
"If I want to have any aspirations to play for England, or the pursuit of my career, then I have to read - and this does not seem to be the case at this time.
"I will have to watch - but it is certainly something that I do now, I will do that at the end of the season."
Crouch, however, insists on its present course of Liverpool on aid to progress in Europe.
"At the moment, I am concentrating on something Liverpool to win and play a role in the end of the season," he said.
"We have a Champions League run-in now and it's exciting for us, and all my efforts are concentrated on that." (*)
source: sportlinglife.com
City Want Ronaldinho
Manchester City are understood to have joined the battle to sign the Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho. City are believed to have maintained Roberto Assis - brother and agent of the player - in the east, on Saturday as they lost to Chelsea.
Assis was in the process of compiling a loss of options for his brother, as expected should it leave Barcelona this summer.
Italian giants AC Milan, at this stage, to try to land him favourites after their owner Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed his interest in signing the former PSG player this weekend.
AC Milan can also boast a rich Brazilian contingent to their club because they already have Dida, Cafu, Digao, Serginho, Emerson, Kaka, Ronaldo and Alexandre Pato in their ranks.
Inter Milan are also interested in the 28 years, while Chelsea have a long-standing interest in Ronaldinho and are likely to be on maintaining the situation closely.
Town interests should be apparently with the permission of the owner of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra - who knows already that the player, who has two years left on his deal at Camp Nou, could cost in excess of £ 20milllion and command salaries of more £ 100000 per week.
But City are apparently shaken by the figures - about the commercial benefits of signing one of the biggest names in world football to withdraw.
Sven Goran Eriksson would obviously expected to play a huge role in trying to lure Ronaldinho to Manchester - a feat of Sir Alex Ferguson have not done in 2003 when the player avoided Man United for Barcelona.
Eriksson and seems open to the idea of trying to seduce the club Ronaldinho.
"I hope it's true", the Swedish equipped when asked about the interest of the city Barca ace. (*)
source: sportinglife.com