Florent Malouda reckons Manchester United have cause for concern ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Bayern Munich after claiming the Reds are running out of steam.
Chelsea moved back to the summit of the Premier League with a convincing 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Saturday, thanks to goals from Joe Cole and Didier Drogba.
It was just deserts for Carlo Ancelotti's side, who outplayed their rivals for large parts of the match, as United failed to find their rhythm.




And Malouda, who set up Chelsea's opening goal, blamed United's poor performance on fatigue after they lost in Munich on Tuesday.
'We knew we would be fresher than United, we didn't have a game in midweek,' the French winger said.
'That's why we started the game so quickly. We knew if we kept at a high intensity they would have some problems, and that's how it worked out.'

Chelsea were dumped out of the Champions League by Inter Milan last month and in the build up to Saturday's showdown Sir Alex Ferguson insisted the extra rest would not necessarily work to Chelsea's advantage, though Carlo Ancelotti's post-match summary appeared nearer the mark.
'Of course we were fresher than United,' the Chelsea manager said. 'When you play a Champions League game you lose a lot of energy.' .