Today he reacted angrily at West Ham's manager Alan Curbishley who is alleged to have said that Man Utd deserve to win the title.

No wonder Grant reacted because Man Utd and West Ham meet up for a lunchtime pow-wow at Old Trafford tomorrow. Whatever happens at Old Trafford tomorrow, Chelsea HAVE to win at Newcastle on Monday afternoon.

Grant said this afternoon, "I am not doubting the integrity of West Ham and I don't have a reason to doubt the integrity of Alan Curbishley but I think it is wrong to say things like this because he is involved in the game against United.

"West Ham won against them the last three of four times, I don't know, so I don't think it's a good idea to say this. I cannot be angry, I don't know what to say - I think it's wrong, but I don't have any reason to doubt the integrity of him or his club."

Leaving in the early hours of Thursday morning Grant travelled with his wife and son to attend the 'March of the Living' ceremony held in Poland at Auschwitz.

As well as joining 10,000 people who marched to commemorate Holocaust Rememberance Day, Grant closed the commemoration with an emotional speech that recalled his father's own survival of the Holocaust while other members of his family were wiped out.

Here is Avram Grant's closing speech in full:

"Every time I come to this heartbreaking and dreadful place and see all you young people, faces full of hope and optimism, I can't help comparing your lives today, to the barely conceivable horror of my father's childhood and youth.

"I will never forget the day I was first exposed to and put in touch with my own private holocaust.

"I was 15 and was sitting on the balcony of our apartment in Petach-Tikva with a few of my friends, talking about football, when suddenly, I heard screams of horror coming out of my father's room. I rushed in the direction of that awful sound and then realised that my father was experiencing the horrors of his past during his sleep.

"It was an experience that literally froze my blood. I will never forget those screams.

"My Father who always radiated optimism, peace of mind and belief in the 'Spirit of Man.' until today still goes back to that Hell and screams his rage and his pain at what was stolen from him. What you and I often take for granted. His youth, his family and his loved ones.

"Abba, you are now 80 years old at 13, the age of my children, your grandchildren, Romi and Daniel who is with me today you witnessed and suffered the endless horror of systematic torture, hunger and death. You saw your parents your parents, brothers and sisters die of cold and starvation, dug their graves and buried them with your own hands.

"You fought for your life and survival all through the holocaust and at the end of the war, still a teenager, wandered through war torn Europe, a homeless refugee for another two years. On your first attempt to get to Israel and start a new life you sailed on the refugee ship 'Herzl' but were arrested by the British and spent the next year in a prison camp in Cyprus. Finally, you managed to get to the Holy Land and fight in the 'War of Independence.'

"My father Meir Grant never gave up. He never lost hope or resolve and he never let his fear overcome his belief. His conviction and faith in the justice of his actions led him to his own personal victory, finding his home and raising a wonderful family in Israel with the special positive and constructive outlook he has on life.

"The fact of my father's personal suffering and the suffering of millions like him is not something I remember only for the horror of their torment, but for the victory of human determination and hope over impossible odds beyond their control.

"You young people are the symbol of this victory, the living proof that my family, and millions like them, who either survived or died during the killing madness did not die in vain.

'"This terrible place 'Auschwitz' not only reminds us of past atrocities but also demonstrates the triumph of hope over despair and good over evil.

"Most of my life has been spent in the world of sport and I truly believe that it is through the promotion of international sport, that global pluralism and equality can be broadened. True sport has no borders, boundaries or limitations. Today top teams are made up of players from five or six countries with as many different beliefs and religions, all working together as a single unit. A better example of pluralism and equally would be hard to find.

"It is especially from this dark place which represents the very opposite of tolerance, pluralism and equality that I choose to bring up these issues. No more hate, no more bloodshed.

"I am not naive, and I understand that the elimination of fear and prejudice cannot be acheived by wishful thinking alone. It requires time, determination and patience. I believe, however, that sport has a big responsibility to play a more important role promoting human values, pluralism and equally and I am prepared to do everything in my power to promote this belief anywhere in the world.

"At this point, at a more human and personal level, I would like to give a eulogy for the names of my family who died in the holocaust although I never met them. To the Uncles and Aunts of the Grant family: Israel, Rachel and Sarah, to Koppel Grant here in Auschwitz. To Hannah, Hirsh, Binam, Pinchas, the Crystal family, Moshe Be'ir and Yechezkel. To my Grandmother Ruth/Rhoda Grant and my Grandfather Abraham, who I am named after, and to the other members of my lost family, whose fates are still unknown.

"Even when you young people here today reach my age and will not be able to hear their story first hand, they will not be forgotten.

"Your lives, are the fruits of their never ending belief and determination and you are, in this shocking place, the proof that life and optimism can overcome death and darkness.

"Thank you and God bless you."