CHRISTMAS IS CRUCIAL

Last updated : 26 November 2004 By Editor
Alex Ferguson believes that this next month will decide the shape of the league
for the rest of the season speaking to Manchester United Radio he said: "You
certainly get an idea of how the league is shaping up going into January. The
teams in the bottom don't normally pick up a lot of points.

"In my experience as manager, one of the top three or four teams is certainly
going to take the title."

"What we are trying to do at the moment is get a consistent run of victories.

"It is absolutely imperative that we win our matches against the teams in the
bottom half of the league.

"If we win these matches, by the time the New Year comes around we will
hopefully be much, much closer."