Sir Alex wanted more goals against Portsmouth, but Paul Scholes
says he’d take a scrappy win over Tottenham at the weekend.
Wednesday’s 2-0 victory sent the Reds three points clear of
second-placed Liverpool. And with six games left in the title race,
Scholes says that winning is all that matters.
“Whether we play well or we’re lucky, it doesn’t matter – we
just need to make sure we win these games,” he says.
“We are coming into the match at a really important time of the
season, so hopefully we can get the result that we want.”
Scholes made his 600th Reds appearance against Pompey – but even
with his considerable experience, it doesn’t make challenging for
top honours any easier, and he expects a tough test at Old Trafford
come Saturday tea-time.
The 34-year-old is well aware that Harry Redknapp’s Spurs side
possess players capable of knocking United’s title challenge off
track.
“They’ve got quite a few threats,” he said. “Aaron Lennon was
fantastic when we played Tottenham in the Carling Cup final
recently. He was really difficult to handle.
“They’ve got top players like Jermaine Jenas, Robbie Keane,
Roman Pavlyuchenko, Wilson Palacios and Luka Modric who can all
hurt you. We have to be on our guard, and give a top performance to
make sure we win.”