The Red Devils lead by six points with eight games to go, and had been due to play the Blues on 15 April before both sides' FA Cup semi-final commitments forced a rethink.

Scholes said: "It doesn't make any difference when we play Chelsea. Whatever position we are in we'll go there and want to do well. No matter what the circumstances, we won't be going to Stamford Bridge and taking our foot off the pedal. Winning that game is something we will have to do to show that we are worthy of being where we are now."