Mikel: it's us or Man United

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has stoked the fires ahead of Chelsea's crucial game with Manchester United in the Premiership, insisting that there are only two teams left with a chance of winning - and he feels Chelsea can still do it.

The Nigerian international said: "Towards the end of the league, we play United at Stamford Bridge.

"I think that is going to be the deciding game, so we must keep winning as we wait for the big one. We think the spirit is there, we just have to keep working hard.

"It looks very much like it's between us and United now. We know United are a good team but we know they are going to drop points. And, like Joe Cole said recently, we are the silent killers. We have to keep coming and keep coming by winning games."