Bosingwa missing for Blues
Updated: November 6, 2009, 2:35 PM UK
Chelsea have just one player missing from their squad as they prepare for the visit of Manchester United on Sunday.
Full-back Jose Bosingwa is still suffering from his knee problem and is unavailable.
But Yury Zhirkov and John Mikel Obi are in the squad along with goalkeeper Hilario.
The Chelsea boss wants his side to extend their two-point lead over United at the top of the Barclays Premier League but has tried to calm the fervour surrounding the fixture.
"Psychologically, it will not mean more,'' said Ancelotti. "We have to play against a strong team. We will play against the second team in the list of the Premier League, but I think that it's just a game that carries three points like the others.
"It's a very important game. It's important because we play against a fantastic team, but we know very well that it will be a very difficult match but also a very interesting one.
"We are happy to play this game at this moment. I think we are doing very well, we are in good condition and we have a very good mental attitude.''
United will be without calf injury victim Rio Ferdinand in defence but Ancelotti does not think Sir Alex Ferguson's side will be vulnerable as a result.
"I think Manchester United have a very good team,'' added the Italian. "Like us, they are doing very well because they have qualified in the Champions League and have done very well in the Premier League.
"Sometimes against Ferguson I've won. Sometimes he's won. But it's not a match between Ancelotti and Ferguson. It's Chelsea v Manchester United.
"I have a very good relationship with Ferguson. I think that he's one of the best coaches in the world. He has won a lot of trophies and I have respect for him.''
But Ancelotti will not entertain the idea that the title race is a two-horse affair between them and United, citing a rejuvenated Arsenal as being very much in the mix.
"I think Arsenal have good possibilities to arrive in first place,'' he added.
"We can't think about Liverpool at this moment because they are behind, but Arsenal have a very good team and a very good chance to win.''
Nemanja Vidic is set to return for Manchester United.
The Serbian has missed two games due to a calf strain but returned to training earlier this week and is expected to be fit, along with £30.75million record signing Dimitar Berbatov, who missed Tuesday's win over CSKA Moscow after taking a bang on his knee-cap.
Rio Ferdinand (calf) is definitely out, along with Park Ji-sung (knee), while Gary Neville is suspended, so John O'Shea is set to return.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson knows his side will have to improve upon recent performances if they are to buck the recent trend at Stamford Bridge, where they have not won in any of their last seven visits.
"We have to get our act together because our record down there has not been good for the last six years,'' said Ferguson.
"It is a strange situation because we used to have a terrific record down there up until a few years ago. But we have let it slip.
"The players all realise it is going to be a big game and their performance is going to be important.''
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