Carlo hopes for swift riposte
Carlo Ancelotti has promised Chelsea will provide a response when they travel to Apoel Nicosia after suffering their first defeat under the Italian.
The Blues head to Nicosia for Champions League duty on Wednesday hoping to make up for a miserable 3-1 defeat at Wigan on Saturday.
It was the first time they have been beaten since March and the first time they had lost since former AC Milan coach Ancelotti took over at Stamford Bridge in the close-season.Manchester United's 2-0 win at Stoke meant that Sir Alex Ferguson's team moved above Chelsea on goal difference.
But while Ancelotti wants to see more from his team in Nicosia, he expects to fight United all the way in the title race.
He said: "I think that there will be a lot of competition until the end of the season.
"I don't know why we lost at Wigan because we prepared very well and we knew what was important.
"This can happen after a lot of victories and we have to accept this loss and fix it in the next match in the Champions League.
"I don't think we were over-confident. In football it can happen that one day it's not good and now we have to look forward."
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