It would be ‘astonishing’ if Chelsea fired Carlo Ancelotti – Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists that it would be “astonishing” if Chelsea fired Carlo Ancelotti at the end of the season.

The Italian boss was appointed as a successor to temporary manager Guus Hiddink in summer 2009, and announced his arrival in England by guiding the Blues to the Premier League and FA Cup double in his first season at Stamford Bridge.

But despite starting the current season strongly, the London-based defending champions endured a rough patch of form either side of Christmas, and fell 15 points behind league leaders United, who also knocked Chelsea out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals.

The Blues have subsequently mounted a spirited comeback to move within three points of the Red Devils, but nevertheless there have been reports that the former AC Milan boss could part ways with his employers at the end of the season.

His title rival Ferguson thinks that would be the wrong decision.

“He has done well,” Sir Alex said, according to The Guardian.

“I don’t know where that atmosphere of uncertainty around him comes from, but it always seems to be there.

“The rumour mill at Chelsea seems to be working overtime, but the guy has won two European titles, he has won the Scudetto, and the Double with Chelsea, so you cannot question that record.

“Being knocked out of Europe affected them, but I cannot understand these stories that Ancelotti will be fired even if he wins the league. It would seem quite an astonishing decision.

“It is the rumour mill that happens in football. It sometimes comes from agents, sometimes it comes from people inside a club. But he has held his dignity well, he really has, and I do not see why he should have to answer the question about his future.”

The two managers lock horns on Sunday in an eagerly-awaited showdown at Old Trafford that will help determine the ultimate destination of this season’s Premier League crown.