Manchester United gunning to prove their title credentials
Manchester United’s experienced midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Fletcher-c10361 has urged his teammates to prevail upon everyone that they deserve the English Premier League crown. Fletcher’s comments came before a weekend is scheduled to host the Manchester
derby at Old Trafford. United lost their last league encounter to Wolverhampton which ended their unbeaten streak of 29 matches. Luckily, their immediate rivals Arsenal also drew against Newcastle last weekend.
United are undoubtedly the most successful team in the English Premier League history. Under Sir Alex Ferguson, with 11 league titles and 18 championships to their credit, they really do not have any parallel in the EPL. However, United
suffered shocks during the 2010-11 season, and their 29-match unbeaten run contained many away draws which testifies to the fact that they have been relatively weak as tourists.
This proved correct when United stumbled to an away draw with Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium. Before that, the Red Devils had faltered against Everton and Fulham also, when they were playing away games against the two hosts. In
fact, United could only edge their immediate title rivals, as it has been their home form that earned them praise throughout the league. Nonetheless, when Manchester City will visit them Saturday that home record will be put through a thorough test.
Additionally, Manchester United are yet to face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 at Anfield and Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. According to the Premier League fixture list, United are also due to play against Chelsea on both home and away grounds in May. Thus,
anything is still possible in the English Premier League title race. Fletcher was aware of these troubles when he emphasized in his latest interview that United need to prove their title credentials this weekend. Manchester United’s ex-player David May had
planned a party for “Manchester City’s 35-year trophy drought” but whether that drought will last longer than the next three months is still unclear.
As Manchester City prepare to visit Old Trafford this weekend, a win for the Blues can massively derail their neighbour’s title aspirations, as United’s league will be cut down to just a single point if results elsewhere go in favour of
Arsenal and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786. Some of Manchester United’s squad members return later than usual from international duty on the weekend. For example, Javier Hernandez returns on Friday just a few hours before the Manchester derby on Saturday.
Similarly, Manchester United will be without their star defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 will be fit for the tie against City, as United look to cement their four-point lead at the table’s top.
Ferguson has a couple of selection problems for the derby as he must choose between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dimitar-Berbatov-c11254 or select
a formation which just caters for inclusion of a single striker.
The views expressed by the writers are their own and do not reflect the editorial policy of
www.bettor.com.
Tags: