 They went on to claim their 17th league title at the end of the 2007–08 Premier League season, finishing two points ahead of Chelsea.Both teams went into the final game of the season level on points but United were ahead of Chelsea through their superior goal difference.In the two sides' league meetings that season, United won 2–0 at Old Trafford in Avram Grant's first game in charge of Chelsea on 23 September 2007, while Chelsea won 2–1 at Stamford Bridge in the return game on 26 April 2008.