Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will resist pressure to dump manager Avram Grant at the end of the season - and instead back the Israeli with a £100 million summer transfer kitty.

An insider told the Mirror: "Roman feels that Avram has done a great job in bringing calmness to the situation, even though it has been with the squad Jose left behind.

"We can still win the two major trophies, and the only difference from before Wigan is that it requires United to lose one of their other games, not just draw it.

"Things can always change but Roman believes Avram deserves the chance to show what he can do with his own team."