Man Utd midfielder Fletcher: Chelsea defeats cost us title last season

18.12.10 | tribalfootball.com

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Manchester Unitedmidfielder Darren Fletcher admits their defeats toChelsea last season went a long way to losing the title.

United go to Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

"There were a few decisions in both games that we felt aggrieved about but it shows you the importance of these big games," Fletcher told theDaily Mail.

"Losing six points to them definitely was a massive factor.

"Chelsea are our biggest rivals again this season because of the experience of being there before. Arsenal have come on strong this year but when it comes to the main challengers, you've got to look to the champions and the fact they know how to win the Premier League.

"But I think we're fairly happy in terms of where we are in the table. You've seen the emergence of players as well. Anderson has come back from injury and been fantastic, Nani has been arguably our best player this season, Wayne Rooney is hitting form and Dimitar Berbatov has scored 11 goals.

"We haven't hit the form we know we're capable of yet but that will come."