Football: Manchester United v Chelsea

Going into this match Manchester United held a one point lead over Chelsea in the race for the Premier League title. Alex Ferguson was, though, without Wayne Rooney today following his midweek injury against Bayern Munich ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk After last week's 7-1 thrashing of Aston Villa, Carlo Ancelotti named an unchanged Chelsea team - leaving Didier Drogba on the bench Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Chelsea's Joe Cole celebrates as his neat flick in the 20th minute gives the visitors the lead Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Florent Malouda hurdles a rough tackle from Paul Scholes Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Gary Neville flings himself acrobatically at the ball as United struggle to get in to the game Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk United's fans watch anxiously Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Ji Sung Park is tackled by Joe Cole Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Dimitar Berbatov rues a missed opportunity Photograph: Tom Jenkins In the 79th minute, Drogba, who was brought on as a substitute just 10 minutes earlier, gives Chelsea a two-goal lead with a fierce, angled strike. However, the Ivorian was clearly in an offside position and his effort should have been disallowed Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images Photograph: Carl Recine/guardian.co.uk Two minutes later, Federico Macheda scrambles a goal for United. But the ball clearly struck Macheda's arm in the build up, making his goal every bit as controversial as Drogba's Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Chelsea hang on to a precious win which lifts them two points above United Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk