Chelsea to select Cole despite shooting incident; Rooney escapes ban

(CNN) -- England soccer star Ashley Cole received the backing of his club manager on Monday in the wake of reports that the Chelsea player had shot a work-placement student with an air rifle.

British police are investigating a claim by Sunday paper News of the World that Cole wounded 21-year-old Tom Cowan at the English Premier League champions' training ground the previous weekend.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti, however, said that the 30-year-old would be selected for Tuesday's home clash with table-topping Manchester United.

"He always had very good behavior here. Now, we have to move on. Who didn't make a mistake in his life?" the Italian said in quotes reported by the UK Press Association.

COMMENT: This investigation by the police should be quickly, so taht you can determine if the player should continue playing or not.

Lampard blows title race wide open as Chelsea topple Manchester United

(CNN) -- A late Frank Lampard penalty handed Chelsea a vital 2-1 win over English Premier League leaders Manchester United to breath new life into the title race.

Alex Ferguson's side had taken the lead in the first half thanks to a thunderous strike from England forward Wayne Rooney but Brazil defender David Luiz drew Chelsea level.

Then Russia international Yuri Zhirkov drew a foul from Chris Smalling in the 79th minute and Lampard blasted his spot kick high into the net to hand the defending champions a crucial win.

United's misery was compounded in injury time as Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic was sent off after earning a second yellow card and will now miss the trip to Liverpool on Sunday.

The real victors were second-placed Arsenal who can close the gap on United at the top of the table to just one point if they win their game in hand. The Gunners still have to play United at home.

Chelsea's victory keeps alive their faint title hopes and moves them into the Champions League places in fourth but they still trail United by 12 points.

After the game Ferguson took aim at referee Martin Atkinson telling Sky Sports: "It was a bad one to concede the first goal but the penalty kick is so soft, deary me. We played well but we didn't deserve that. That's three years in a row referee's decisions have changed the game."

COMMENT: This is a very bad problem to all of the fans and players that play soccer ( refere's decision) becuase it can turn in favor of one team and the other team can be perjudicted, they have to treat tha refere's problem on the FIFA.

Pato's magic puts Milan five points clear

(CNN) -- AC Milan moved five points clear in Italy's Serie A after a 3-0 win at home to title rivals Napoli on Monday.

Massimiliano Allegri's team restored their advantage over defending champions Inter Milan, who won 2-0 at Sampdoria on Sunday with goals by Samuel Eto'o and Wesley Sneijder.

Napoli remained in third place, six points off the pace, after conceding a controversial penalty four minutes after halftime to go behind in front of 77,000 supporters at the San Siro.

Salvatore Aronica was ruled to have deliberately handled after the ball hit his raised arm in a decision that infuriated the visiting team.

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic stepped up and buried a low shot into the corner for his 14th league goal this season, and Milan took the initiative.

Brazil striker Alexandre Pato laid on the second goal for substitute Kevin-Prince Boateng with 13 minutes to play.

The Ghana midfielder, who replaced Robinho just after an hour, arrived at the near post to flick Pato's well-judged low cross into the net.

And the 21-year-old sealed victory two minutes later on another counter-attack with a superb curling right-footed effort after Ibrahimovic's run created space for him to shoot.

COMMENT: Pato is a really good striker that should have more minutes with his team, so that he can shown that he is able to be on the main scuad.