Man U 1 - 2 Chelsea

A massive game that was overshadowed by the injury to Wayne Rooney (which was certainly over hyped by the media) ended in a well deserved victory for the Blues. Carlo took a, some might say, huge gamble by leaving out Diddier Drogba and sticking with the side that thumped Villa 7-1 but in reality he could do little else after such a result.

There will also inevitably be lots of talk about refereeing decisions and the "offside goal" from the Drog to make it 0-2 but few can argue that in the first half Chelsea were far the better side. Man U came out frighting in the second half but never really troubled Cech and the Blues ran out deserved winners.

The frantic 'in game' tweets went like this

• Its a lively start from both sides - Park is like a man possessed closing down everywhere. Wot odds on a dodgy Mike Dean penalty decision?

• Chelsea have settled the better and it shows on 20mins as Malouda bursts into the box and his cross is back heeled home by Joe Cole for 0-1

• Mike Dean has a look as Park goes down in the box but his hands stay down. Neville then similarly bundles over Anelka so that's one each

• Chelsea have dropped the tempo & Man U are getting more possession. JT clatters Berbatov in the last min of the half but it comes to nothing

• United start the 2nd half brightly but the 1st chance goes to the Blues as Ferreira scuffs a 1 on 1 with VdS. Its all Man U since then

• Berbatov heads wide on 60 & 67mins as pressure mounts on the Blues so the Drog replaces Anelka on 70min. Nani & Macheda on 4 Park & Scholes

• Kalou replaces Cole on 72min as the Blues freshen it up. Its a gr8 change as Kalou finds Drogba on 78mins who lashes home. it looked offside

• Hang on 10mins 2 go & the other subs Nani & Macheda combine to bundle home a Man U response. Ballack comes on for Deco to face the onslaught

• My bum is squeaking - this is tense stuff. We're into 4mins of Fergie time as Berbatov scuffs a volley

• VdS rushes the Blues box in the final minute but Cech collects from the free kick. The Blues collect all 3 points in a vital 1-2 victory.

The title wasn't won or lost today - Arsenal still have the easiest run in and Spurs will have a big say as they play us both - but its good to be back on top and have the matter in our own hands.

COME ON U BLUES !!