As I sit here in my humble Manchester abode, I sit looking through the window and it’s snowing. Where the hell did that come from? It’s a bit like Manchester United’s performance yesterday.

Where the hell did that come from? And where does it leave us in terms of the Premier League title?

The defeat to Everton was our sixth in the Premier League this season and you could argue that a team that loses that many games in a season doesn’t deserve to win the Premier League.

Perhaps the most significant thing about yesterday’s defeat is that the title is once again outside of our own control. The crunch day was always likely to be the 3rd April – the day Chelsea come to Old Trafford. A win against them was always going to be crucial. With us now four points behind, it might even be that a win might not even be enough (I am not suggesting both teams will win all of their remaining fixtures but all other things being equal, we are likely to take roughly as many points from our remaining games as Chelsea).

The good news is that there are still eleven games to play for both teams and we are not even in what I would call the “run in” yet and what this season has proved so far is that nothing can be taken for granted by any of the teams in the League.

There will be more twists and turns to come.

Hopefully we can get back on track against West Ham and win the Carling Cup next Sunday against Villa. There’s nothing like a bit of silverware to lift the spirits.