Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is excited about the form they're displaying after thumping Bolton Wanderers 4-0.

A Frank Lampard penalty in first-half injury time set Chelsea on their way, with further efforts from Deco, Didier Drogba and a Zat Knight own goal convincingly settled the issue.

Ancelotti's team have now won 14 of their 16 games this season in Europe, the Carling Cup and Premier League.

The Italian said: "It was our aim to make sure that we were still top of the league when we play Manchester United next week.

"We can now play Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday with confidence and prepare for a really great match against United."

He added: "We accepted the criticism after losing our last two away league games at Wigan and Aston Villa, and we have responded very well.

"It was important to improve after not doing well. After the Villa game we have certainly improved and we are still top of the league."

Ancelotti's team were never under any real threat, despite a spirited Bolton display. He said: "I feel we are doing very well at the moment, this was a good performance. It was difficult in the first-half, Bolton were very strong and fought hard against our midfield.

"After the penalty we maintained our concentration in the second-half and won a very important match. We have Manchester United now next in the league, but we have an important Champions League game with Atletico Madrid first, and that is our first priority.

"We must concentrate on our place in the Champions League group, but we are happy with where we are in the Premier League. Bolton did their best with a different system to the one they used in midweek, and it was a problem."