United, currently six points clear of Manchester City, can extend their lead further against Sunderland today
Manchester United star Ryan Giggs has warned Manchester City that his side’s derby triumph will provide the perfect springboard to wrestle the title away from Eastlands.
Ryan Giggs
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United moved six points clear of second placed City after an explosiveu00a03-2 win over their bitter rivals in the Manchester derby last Sunday and Alex Ferguson’s team have a golden opportunity to extend their lead this evening.
While spluttering champions City have a tricky assignment at Newcastle, United host lowly Sunderland on the back of four successive league victories and with confidence sky-high following Robin van Persie’s stoppage-time winner at Eastlands.
Giggs has seen 12 previous title-winning teams take shape during his career at United and the veteran Welsh midfielder is beginning to sense another dominant team forming at Old Trafford.
Man United players celebrate Robin Van Persie's (L) winning goal against Manchester City last week. PIC/AFP
Asked if the win over City would provide a major boost, Giggs said: “It should do, purely because of the way we performed. We have got everything in place for the busy Christmas period and the confidence of such a great result.
“We accept that we are letting too many goals in and we’ve had to come from behind too often, but the signs are there that this could be a very good season for us. u00a0“The wins against Chelsea, Newcastle and City away have been our three best performances and you probably can’t get three bigger challenges.”
While Giggs and his United teammates can contemplate a successful second half of the season, City are facing a fight to salvage their campaign.
Roberto Mancini’s side have already crashed out of the Champions League and another setback at Newcastle this weekend would deal a hammer blow to their hopes of retaining the title. Last weekend’s loss to United exposed City’s flaws in defence and attack as they were beaten at home for the first time in the league since December 2010.
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