{"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