The Beatles sang the tune, "With a Little Help from My Friends," and in the last three matches, Manchester United's title rival, Chelsea, has benefitted from a couple of friends, which will more than likely land two trophies at Stamford Bridge this season.
This season's Barclays Premier League title race was always going to be tight and be decided by the slimmest of margins, however, these margins are being decided by the referees and their assistants.
Mike Dean, Howard Webb and Chris Foy have either gifted Chelsea a goal or denied three strong penalties in their matches against United, Aston Villa and Bolton, which has given them six points in the tight race for the league title and a place in the FA Cup final.
As a referee, they are taught one thing - "you are never bigger than the game, so do not act like it."
Blinded
In the match against United, Didier Drogba scored what turned out to be the match winning goal after he was a yard and a half offside.
Dean's assistant failed to see, with an obstructed view, that Drogba and Florent Malouda - both were a yard or so offside, but the goal was given and the title race was turned on its head.
Many critics will say that United were second best for the majority of the game, but to lose on a goal that should have never stood still hurts.
Losing to Bayern Munich in the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League was a tough loss to take, but all of their goals were fair - gifted to them by poor defending.
Against Chelsea, the first goal was a cheeky flick, which could have been prevented by defending more assuredly, but the second one was a kick in the teeth.
United were pressing for the equalizer and the momentum was building, so when he scored the home field advantage
Cheated
Against Villa in the semi-final of the FA Cup, Martin O'Neill's men were denied an obvious penalty, which would have changed the scope of the match.
John Obi Mikel made absolutely no contact with the ball, but clipped Gabriel Agbonlahor, but Webb, who is the most experienced referee in the league, waved the penalty claim away.
Mikel's eyes were not on the ball, so that should have been enough for Webb to point to the spot, but he didn't and Chelsea eventually weathered the Villa storm and won the match 3-0.
One amazing part was how Webb, five yards from the play, did not send Terry off for a horrendously high, studs-showing tackle on James Milner.
Drogba, Malouda and Frank Lampard all scored three late second-half goals to propel the Chelsea, or Cheatski as they are often referred to, to the final.
Denied
After United stumbled and stuttered in the 0-0 draw at Blackburn, they needed their Greater Manchester rivals, Bolton, to do them a favor in the title race.
The determined, organized and tenacious performance from Owen Coyle's men should have given them all three points let alone one, but they walked out of Stamford Bridge empty handed - pun intended.
Two handling of the ball infractions by Drogba and their captain, John Terry, fell on deaf ears and blind eyes.
Both were clear as day, and at vital points of the match, but the referee and his assistants decided against them, and as Coyle said, it was not about luck, because they were due those penalties.
It has been well-documented that Chelsea has had their problems with some of their players cheating off the field in their personal relationships, but now that is being leveled on the field and its becoming a bit much.
Manchester United has not had the luck of Chelsea lately, but Sir Alex Ferguson would rather win the Barclays Premier League title honestly and without the aid of the man in the middle.
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