Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United must beat Chelsea to win title – Premier League news
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson knows that the next match for his team is probably the most important one in terms of winning the Premier League title in the ongoing 2010-11 season.
Ferguson is looking to cement a 19th League title for the Red Devils that will take them past Liverpool who are tied on 18 titles with them.
Ferguson has no doubts that if his side manages to beat Chelsea on the weekend, they will go on to win the title.
If Manchester United do manage to win the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 they will have a lead of 9 points over Chelsea, and from their last two games against Blackburn and Blackpool they would require just one more point to win the title.
Ferguson has been in charge of United for more than two decades and he does not need to be reminded twice about the significance of his team’s clash against Chelsea.
The Blues have managed to attain 25 out of possible 27 points from their last 9 games. Ferguson said that his team is aware of the magnitude of this game and is fully ready to take on the defending champions. The United boss has given so much importance
to this game that he decided to rest 8 players in the midweek Champions League semi-final against Schalke.
“Everyone is aware of the magnitude of Sunday's game,” said Ferguson. “If we win, we should win the league. It is a game we are looking forward to. Last Sunday's result (at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429) has certainly brought us an awareness of how important this week's game
is.”
Sir Alex once commented on his team selection against Schalke and said that he made all those changes because he knew that he needed fresh players for the big game and wanted to make sure that he gave them a real chance to be ready.
“It is one of the reasons why I picked the team I did on Wednesday. I wanted to give us a real chance. We will have a fresh team on Sunday and that makes a difference at this time of the season. It should be a fantastic game,” he said.
Manchester United striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international was nursing a minor hamstring problem in midweek and after the rest, he is back to full fitness.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Fletcher-c10361 is known as a hard working player and is used by Ferguson in such big games, but he is not expected to feature in the game on Sunday. He has just made his way back in the team after being out for almost two months following a viral infection.
Ferguson has made it clear that he will need the services of Fletcher in the Champions League final against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and will not risk him against Chelsea.
Sir Alex Ferguson has not had a great record against Chelsea in recent seasons. Since the emergence of the London club as a genuine title contender under Jose Mourinho, they have had an edge over the Red Devils. However, United did beat them twice in the
two legs of Champions League quarter-finals, which should give them some heart. It is also a great chance to avenge the defeat suffered earlier in an ill-tempered encounter at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United go into the match on back of a convincing win against Schalke in midweek, and at home should be able to tackle the defending champions.
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