Ancelotti: We Blue it - The Sun

CARLO ANCELOTTI watched his fading Chelsea side cock up again yesterday - as they went from heroes to zeros in just three minutes.

Villa's last-gasp leveller means the champions have now dropped 17 points from eight games to leave the Italian under intense pressure.

And Ancelotti said: "It is our own fault because we were not able to maintain concentration to the end."

The Blues boss now admits they must beat Manchester United at home to have any chance or retaining their title.

He added: "There is a large gap at this moment and we have to beat United here to have a say about the title.

"The title race is not over yet because we are still improving but, obviously, we need to win against United."

Penalties by Frank Lampard and Ashley Young cancelled each other out before Emile Heskey gave Villa a shock lead.

Didier Drogba levelled again then skipper John Terry thought he had fired an 89th-minute winner.

But Ciaran Clark's equaliser for Villa leaves the Blues down in fifth place and six points behind leaders United, who also have a game in hand.

United's visit to Stamford Bridge has now been rescheduled for March 1 after being cancelled due to snow before Christmas.

Ancelotti added: "Of course I'm disappointed with this result because we used a lot of energy to come back in the second half.

"We thought we had won then we lost two points right at the last situation."

Chelsea also have to travel to United on May 7. But optimism is in short supply - they have dropped 25 points this term, three less than the whole of last year.

Villa boss Gerard Houllier said: "We showed character, bravery and we didn't bottle out."

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