Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand isn't convinced Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea will bring them any closer to title.
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Ferdinand accepts that Mourinho's presence will add a little extra spice to tonight's Premier League clash with the Blues, but he believes it will take more than a big personality to scare anyone at Old Trafford.
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United finished some 14 points ahead of Chelsea last season as they were crowned Champions and could even afford to lose 1-0 to Chelsea last May.
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Ferdinand is adamant that United are still the team to beat, despite a lack of transfer activity this summer and the change of management with David Moyes succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson, even though the bookmakers have installed Chelsea as the title favourites.
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The former England star said: "The fact they have a new manager adds a new dynamic to the game.
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"Mourinho obviously has a big personality. He has been there before so he knows the league.
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"He is newsworthy. It makes good reading for the public with him around. "Whether it helps them get closer to where we were last year remains to be seen.
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It willcertainly have no bearing on the way we approach the game."