Ferguson rules Chelsea out of title chase

LONDON: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson dismissed Chelsea's Premier League title hopes on Wednesday.

"The title race now is going to be between ourselves and Liverpool," Ferguson wrote in the program for the home match against Fulham that sent the champions five points clear of Liverpool and 10 ahead of fourth-placed Chelsea.

"However I shall be keeping a wary eye on Aston Villa, who seem to have picked up the baton from Arsenal," continued the 67-year-old in United Review.