Grant named manager of the month

Updated 09.38 Sat May 10 2008

Avram Grant has been named manager of the month as the Premier League reaches its climax.

The Chelsea manager believes his side are playing the best football in England.

"Whatever happens on Sunday, I'm very, very proud of what we did this season at Chelsea" - Avram Grant

"In the last month, we have played very good games - the best football in the right time, really really big teams and big managers that you need every time in the game to think what to do against them," he said.

Chelsea and Manchester United go into Sunday's final round level on 84 points, with Chelsea facing Bolton at home and United travelling to Wigan.

United have the advantage of a substantially superior goal difference, which means Chelsea can win the title only if their rivals drop points.

After beating both United and Arsenal in the final weeks of the season and scoring 14 goals in their last eight games, Grant feels his side are the form team.

"Whatever happens on Sunday, I'm very, very proud of what we did this season at Chelsea," he said.

Meanwhile, Ferguson has detected a relaxed air in training this week, with the Champions League semi-final win over Barcelona still fresh in the mind.

He said: "We all have emotions," he said. "Sometimes you get a little nervous. Sometimes you get over-confident. That is the nature of the game.

"But beating Barcelona was a fantastic fillip for this club. You saw that against West Ham last Saturday. It was like a carnival.

"Getting to the European Cup final has relaxed everyone and I hope that momentum stays with us."

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