United may be four games from the finish line and possible title
glory – but all the remaining league fixtures have their problems,
according to Paul Scholes.
The midfielder helped the Reds to negotiate what has sometimes
been a difficult fixture, Middlesbrough away, last weekend but even
with that potential banana skin out of the way, Scholes remains
focused on the task.
“We’re in a great position but we’ve still got tough games to
come,” Scholes told MUTV after winning at the
Riverside.
“At home we’ve got City – they beat us last year – and Arsenal,
which is always difficult. We’ve also got two tough away games –
Wigan’s a tough place to go, they’re a good attacking team, and
Hull are going to be fighting for their lives. So we’re not quite
there yet.”
Eighty-seven points will top the maximum total that Liverpool
can achieve; United reached the eighty-point mark by seeing off
Middlesbrough with a much-changed side, Scholes being one of seven
players who started after not doing so against Arsenal.
“We’ve got a big squad, we’ve been saying that all season and
it’s really been tested,” said Scholes. “Thankfully it came through
another test at Middlesbrough with the right result.
“Other clubs have got big squads as well but I think our quality
in depth is better than anybody else’s.”
