{"id":2538,"date":"2013-04-22T16:41:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T16:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/man-united-set-to-clinch-20th-epl-title\/"},"modified":"2013-04-22T16:41:24","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T16:41:24","slug":"man-united-set-to-clinch-20th-epl-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/man-united-set-to-clinch-20th-epl-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United Set To Clinch 20th EPL Title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged his Manchester United players to clinch the Premier League title tonight and then write their names into history by finishing the season with a record points total.<\/p>\n

Manchester City\u2019s defeat at Tottenham yesterday means United will pick up their 20th title \u2014 and 13th under Ferguson \u2014 with a win at home to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

The champions-elect have been criticised for not matching up to Ferguson\u2019s great teams of the past, while others claim that they have not been a particularly strong Premier League this season.<\/p>\n

But the Old Trafford boss believes his players can silence doubters by winning their last five games to eclipse Chelsea\u2019s record of 95 points under Jose Mourinho in 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not beyond the team at all,\u2019 said Ferguson. \u201cIf you\u2019re asking if Manchester United can win five games in a row, well how many times have we done that?<\/p>\n

\u201cThere won\u2019t be any slacking off by the players. That\u2019s good for the fans to debate what our best team is. I get it all the time: what is my best ever team?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat may create more awareness of the side we have this year is how many points we get. We won it in 1997 with 75 points and have been second to Chelsea with 85 and City with 89 points last season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2022Fergie, United’s boss: Wants his players to make history tonight. Photo: AFP<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

If United finish with 96 points it would arguably be the most successful top-flight campaign in English football history, although the debate is clouded by changes to the number of points awarded for a win and the number of games played.<\/p>\n

Just collecting the three points needed to guarantee finishing ahead of City is what matters most, and Ferguson is delighted with the response of his players after the heartbreak they suffered on the final day of last season.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Paul Lambert has warned Ferguson that Aston Villa are determined to spoil the Old Trafford party.<\/p>\n

Lambert\u2019s strugglers are on a mission to postpone Manchester United\u2019s celebrations of a 20th domestic title by securing a potentially pivotal result in their battle against relegation.<\/p>\n

Lambert insists his team are not prepared to roll aside, with only three points separating them from third-bottom Wigan.<\/p>\n

He is backing his young players to thrive on the pressure and show no fear as they bid to move further clear of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe party atmosphere could help us but I don\u2019t want them to win the title against us, because I want to try and win ourselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t enjoy going there and playing in that environment, then there\u2019s something seriously wrong with you. You\u2019ve got to go there and enjoy it and handle it. I don\u2019t think they\u2019ll be nervy about it, I think they\u2019ll go to enjoy it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to fight for everything to stay in the league. I\u2019m always positive over it and our job is to keep this club in the league and keep building it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I said a number of weeks ago there will be other teams getting dragged into this and it\u2019s happened. It\u2019s going to be tough and no-one expects anything from us but we\u2019re going to go there to try to win it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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