Every point counts

Rewind the clocks to Tuesday morning, on the back of tame draws against Birmingham and Aston Villa, and the horrific injury to Eduardo, Arsenal are predicted to get nothing from the San Siro, Manchester United were breathing down their necks and would have been top if Bendtner hadn't scored a crucial last gasp goal for Arsenal. Chelsea were striking teams out of the way with ease and were also becoming a major force in the title race.
Wednesday morning, headlines of a stunning Arsenal performance at the San Siro, one of the best European away victories ever, first English team to win at the San Siro, Flamini and Fabregas show their awesome quality against 'the big boys' of Europe.
Saturday morning, Manchester United are expected to pass the test of Portsmouth and Chelsea, well surely nothing can go wrong for the Blues, can it?
19.35, Saturday evening, Chelsea and Manchester United dumped out of the FA Cup, Manchester United unlucky to lose but shocked at home, and Chelsea...two unexpected cup defeats (credit to Barnsley for a monumental performance) leaving their players in a probable state of numb disbelief.

Tonight I feel that the momentum for the title race has shifted somewhat. Before the match against Milan I felt that Arsenal were clutching onto a rope laced with oil and though I was confident of a return to form, the prospect of Milan away did not leave me brimming with confidence. Manchester United and Chelsea are still very close behind the Gunners but before today, I believe that they were chasing like raging animals, being a few points behind did not matter because of the momentum they carried. Now a door has been slammed in their faces, shock cup exits (Chelsea's would be horrific for their players/fans) and suddenly the pressure is on Chelsea and United to show that they can bounce back but certainly, they have slipped in the race. I am not denying that Arsenal are under no pressure, in fact I believe that the match against Wigan tomorrow is huge, but I feel that United and Chelsea have psychologically let an advantage go here. They are no longer fighting on three fronts. If Arsenal win tomorrow they go 4 points clear, a lead United can't make up in the space of one game...which takes us back to the Bendtner goal. Important, wasn't it?