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ALEX FERGUSON is refusing to write off Chelsea as Premier League title contenders. The Blues have not impressed so far, dropping points at Stoke on the opening weekend of the season before struggling to record home wins over Norwich and West Brom. But Manchester United boss Fergie � whose side sit top of the table with maximum points from their first three matches � reckons Andre Villas-Boas will get his men firing on all cylinders soon. The Scot said: "Chelsea have tremendous experience � there aren't any young kids in that team. "We wouldn't be saying they are dead and buried would we? Why should they be? "They'll still be a big threat and we expect them to challenge." And Ferguson does not feel the relative inexperience of Villas-Boas, at 33 the youngest manager in the top flight, should be a handicap. He added: "I am sure he'll get plenty of advice from others and he will do fine. "I don't know much about him. He is a young man and it's a big step coming into the Premier League from the Portuguese championship, but given time and support anything is possible."