Darren Fletcher admits United’s win over Portsmouth could prove
vital after the Reds moved three points clear of Liverpool in the
Barclays Premier League title race.
Although the Reds also have a game in hand on both Liverpool and
Chelsea, the Scottish midfielder is adamant that the reigning
champions must retain a steely focus to get the job done.
“It was a massive result after Liverpool only getting a point
against Arsenal,” Fletcher told MUTV. “It was
important that we came out and won. We’re top of the league, three
points ahead and we have a game in hand.
“We’re not counting that game in hand because the points aren’t
in the bag yet and there are going to be plenty of twists and turns
in this season. All we can do is concentrate on ourselves and as
long as we keep winning matches then we should win the league.”
Tottenham are next up at Old Trafford before attentions switch
to the Champions League visit of Arsenal, but Fletch says the
players’ thoughts haven’t turned to the Gunners’ mouth-watering
visit just yet.
“We’ve got three massive home games,” he said. “We got
Portsmouth out of the way, now we look to Tottenham. We can only
look to our next game and try and get three points in that. That’s
always the case just now: concentrate on your next match and don’t
get too far ahead of yourself.”