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"Coming into these two fixtures [Chelsea and tomorrow], I don't think there would be a club in the country who would envy us.
"But I don't look upon it in any other way than what a great position to be in.
"Now that we've picked up a point against Chelsea, it's even more reason to celebrate the fact we're going to such a magnificent stadium. But, without a doubt, as at Chelsea we are massive underdogs.
"We had a fairly defined plan there [at Chelsea] and I suppose going to Old Trafford we have to have another well-defined plan. What that will be, I don't really know yet. I don't think we can go there and just turn up and play."
On who will win the league, he says:
"I couldn't be bothered. I'm very selfish. I'm only interested in us, not who's going to win the title. We've got a point off both teams so far, and that is a sign of credibility."
More still:
"I haven't put my mind to picking a team for Old Trafford yet - it depends whether there's a good film on TV this afternoon. I haven't seen The Great Escape yet this year, so I'm living in hope.
"We had a fairly defined plan there [at Chelsea] and I suppose going to Old Trafford we have to have another well-defined plan. What that will be, I don't really know yet. I don't think we can go there and just turn up and play."
"Sir Alex has a lot of players performing well at the moment, as the Premiership table reflects, and it's hard to legislate for what good players will do when they are combining well.
"But Ronaldo is the current player, more than any other, who is right at the top of his game, and stopping him is like trying to plait spaghetti."