Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes Chelsea's appointment of Carlo Ancelotti could provide a stumbling block to the Reds' title dreams.
Liverpool provided the biggest threat to Manchester United's latest defence of their Premier League crown.
But with Ancelotti installed as Chelsea's new manager, Gerrard expects a renewed challenge from the Blues.
"I think it's a good appointment for Chelsea, I'm not so sure its good one for Liverpool though," said Gerrard.
"We will have to wait and see. He is a fantastic manager, one of the best in the world.
"They are both fantastic managers and it will make the Premiership even more exciting."
Steven Gerrard
"We played two Champions League finals against him when he was at AC Milan.
"We won one on a fantastic night in Istanbul but the second time around they beat us and he was spot on tactically in the second game."
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez and United boss Alex Ferguson have created a fierce rivalry, which again went Ferguson's way as the champions held off Liverpool's bid to win the league title for the first time in 19 years, leaving them in second place, three points clear of Chelsea.
And Gerrard expects Ancelotti to provide another worthy opponent for Benitez after the Italian signed a three-year deal to replace temporary manager Guus Hiddink at Stamford Bridge.
"They are both fantastic managers and it will make the Premier League even more exciting," Gerrard added.
"These managers love going head to head against each other to test each other, so I am sure Rafa and Ancelotti are looking forward to testing themselves again."
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