ODDS AND SODS

The Sun says United will miss out on Patrick Vieira after Barcelona said they were interested in him. Denis Bergkamp has Arsenal to resign him too.

Fergie believes that beating Chelsea will be crucial in stopping them winning the league for the third successive time.

"Those two games will be instrumental in winning the league. If we can beat them twice - and that's our intention - then that's a strong platform for us," he said.