Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United’s three-goal comeback against Chelsea could prove decisive in the Premier League title race. Man U lost ground on leaders Manchester City but gained confidence after a dramatic 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge.

London / NationalTurk – Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United now pursues Manchester City with a 2 points disadvantage , as City beat Fulham 24 hours before the six-goal thriller in west London game Chelsea v Manchester United on Sunday. But the amazing 3-3 comeback of Manchester United, which would be complete if they could beat Chelsea after getting 0-3 back in the 50th minute is surely be a significant factor in the Premiere League titel chase.

Manchester United vs Chelsea : What a comeback and disastrous refeering

A Jonny Evans own goal and strikes from Juan Mata and David Luiz left Manchester United three goals down by the 50th minute in another epic Chelsea v Manchester United clash. But Manchester United showed true grit to fight their way back onto level terms through two controversial penalties, both converted by Wayne Rooney, and a Javier Hernandez equaliser in the 84th minute.

And Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is confident his team’s sensational second half fightback will not have gone unnoticed by Roberto Mancini’s Manchester City squad. “Of course it’s two points lost, we understand that, but after being 3-0 down all the City players at home won’t enjoy watching us, the way we fought back and the spirit of the team,” Rooney said.

Manchester United ‘s Rooney : Manchester City here we come

“They know it will be a long fight to the end and we’ll be there to the end. From the start we controlled the game and we were unfortunate to go in 1-0 down, then in the second half they hit us with two goals in five minutes and we knew we had to dig in.

“We knew if we got one goal there was time to get something out of the game. We fought well and fought hard and that point could win us the league. A lot of teams would find it easy to put their heads down and accept defeat but we carried on, worked hard and thankfully got something out of the game.”

The referee found himself at the centre of attention because of the two penalties he awarded Manchester United, and the two he denied Ferguson’s side in the first half.

Alex Ferguson : We could be given 4 penalties vs Chelsea

Ferguson inevitably felt aggrieved by the two his side didn’t get and he said: “We had two penalties in the second half which I think were justified, I think that we could have had four penalties and a winning game.

“But it was a massive effort from our players and a great game for the neutral watching the game, from 3-0 to 3-3 was fantastic. Chelsea played a great part in it too although I thought we were the better team.”

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas admitted he was disappointed by the failure to wrap up the win from such a commanding position. The defensive meltdown leaves the Blues just one point clear of fifth placed Newcastle in the race for a top-four finish.

Villas Boas : Big Disappointment for Chelsea

But Villas-Boas believes Webb got at least one of the major decisions wrong, just as he believes was the case when Chelsea lost 3-1 at Old Trafford earlier in the season.

“The first one is an obvious penalty, nothing to say. The second is very, very dubious,” Villas-Boas said. “It’s a big disappointment on the way it happened. At Old Trafford there were two goals offside, and maybe today a dubious decision that, in the end, shifted the running of the game.

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