The Premier League title race is in full swing now and it will be Chelsea feeling the most pressure at present, with Manchester United and Arsenal hot on their heels.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are out of sorts at present and the situation has been complicated by the African Cup of Nations that begins on January 11.
Training camps are now underway and the Blues will have to manage for around a month without Didier Drogba, Salomen Kalou, Michael Essien and John Obi Mikel. No one can overlook the quality of the likes of John Terry, Frank Lampard and Nicolas Anelka but Chelsea will be heavily weakened over the next four weeks.
Meanwhile, United are all smiles. Sir Alex Ferguson has no African players in his squad and, with his defensive injury crisis improving day by day, the champions are set for a winning run.
Arsenal will be relatively unaffected too. Arsene Wenger will lose only Emmanuel Eboue and Alex Song to the competition, which is being held in Angola.
Everything points towards the next four weeks being absolutely critical in this season's title race and there is no doubt that United and Arsenal look the stronger forces over that period.
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