Ancelotti: We can catch United

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti believes his team have turned a corner by beating Bolton 4-0 and has fired a warning at Manchester United.

Chelsea are still seven points behind English Premier League leaders United and have played a game more than their rivals.

But Ancelotti’s side are yet to play United both home and away and are refusing to give up hope after an impressive display at the Reebok Stadium, in which Didier Drogba looked back to his best and scored an outstanding opener before strikes from Florent Malouda, Nicolas Anelka and Ramires.

“It was an important performance, we turned a corner and now we have to look forward with confidence,” Ancelotti said.

“I said before when you are able to move on you can be stronger. The most important thing is to maintain composure. We have to stay focused.”

“It is not easy to win the trophy because in this moment Man United is so far (ahead) but we have to try to do everything we can. I think step-by-step we can do it.”

“Of course, it also depends also on the performance of Man United and obviously we have to win the games against them, the first on March 1, and we must use all our power, strength and personality.”

Ancelotti was delighted with the performance of Drogba, who scored a stunning goal from 35 yards to get Chelsea’s comprehensive win underway.

“Finally he played a fantastic match, and scored a fantastic goal,” the Italian said.

“But it’s not the only reason we have to be happy tonight. Anelka scored, Malouda scored and for a long time they were not able to score. It was a good performance.”