Will Man Utd win the Premiership?

I am a Manchester United fan and a very honest, critical one at that. I accept Man Utd are playing with more drive and desire this season but they have some alarming weaknesses for a top team. There is no defensive midfielder, a position where Chelsea are very strong with Makelele, Essien and L Diarra. There is no squad depth and injuries will surely bite as 3, even 4 competitions take their toll and Rio Ferdinand is sorely lacking in pace and concentration and is exposed quite often. I hope the good run can continue but while my heart says Man Utd, my head says Chelsea again.

Gary, very astute summary and I get the feeling that although Man Utd are top and 3 point clear, they really need to not slip up anywhere. Because Chelsea showed this past week that they do not make many mistakes - a draw at Old Trafford and a win at Bolton was a great return from two NW trips. If Chelsea had lost at Old Trafford - and they came close - and then Bolton buoyed by their good win over Arsenal a few days before, I believe Utd would have drawn on that for confidence and after all they'd have been 9 enormous points clear. But Utd have shown in Europe especially this year a frailty in from of goal and a great reliance on Ronaldo, Rooney and to a lesser extent, Saha on creativity. Carrick has not found any kind of form to justify an £18m tag and has little impact on a game. They really lack a true LEADER on the pitch, but they could still win the league if Chelsea had a hiccup, but Utd can ill afford one of their own.