London - The Chelsea remain on course title in the English Premier League.
With the 1:1 (0:1) against Manchester United to keep the defending champions at bay - and that, although the new director Deco was injured while warming up and not a hundred percent-again Michael Ballack had to bite seventy minutes.
But even that could not prevent erstmal only ManU played. After the lousy performance in 1:2 in Liverpool was the team from Sir Alex Ferguson greatly improved. Strong Pressing the guests put the Blues under pressure and have just had an opportunity through Darren Fletcher, but it needed a blunder by Petr Cech to go in front.
The Czech, even at the EM far from his best form was a Schüsschen the ex-Leverkuseners Dimitar Berbatov at the feet of Ji-Sun Park clash - and the Koreans to make it 1-0 dusted ab.Daraufhin Chelsea took part also in the game, but given the weak flanks of Cole, Bosingwa and Co., it was not surprising that few were good scoring chances. Michael Ballack tried it twice from a distance, but for the injured Edwin van der Sar from substitute keeper Tomasz Kusczak was on the spot.
Only in the second half there was more pressure on the box score that was closest to Nicolas Anelka, who was standing three meters in front of the box durchflutschen the flank between the legs.
Salomon Kalou then made it better. Ten minutes after he became a substitute for Ballack, he met with a header for 1-1 Correct Score and saved the Chelsea six-point lead over Manchester United.
