the race just tightened up when liverpool defeated united and added some humiliation to it as well..winning 4-1...they do have the advantage having a game in hand against the likes of chelsea and liverpool...i just hope that extra game is an easy matchup...they need to re-establish themselves at the top of the table especially at this point of them season when the lower teams start making that final push to get the highest position possible...liverpool and chelsea have gained ground by a significant amount...its still four points but that seems way closer than it shows... ...arsenal isnt going away in the table either...aston villa is on a HUGE slump right now getting like 1 point out of a possible 9 against clubs they shouldve beaten (man city 1-2 L, stoke 2-2 D, tottenham 1-2 L)..and once fabregas comes back from injury...arshavin can go back to the forward position shooting more rather than passing to van persie, bendtner and adebayor

and yea bayern beat a lower talented team in sporting but that doesnt mean that they shouldnt provide a challenge against the english power clubs...villareal gave united some things to work for in the group stages so there are still some teams to give the english clubs a real challenge...i see chelsea or arsenal being the first ones out