Paul Scholes believes winning the
title is the priority for Manchester United this season, with Sir
Alex Ferguson's side desperate to break Chelsea's stranglehold on
the Premiership.
Ever since Jose Mourinho swapped Portugal for West London it has
been Chelsea who have dominated at the top of the table and after
three seasons without a Premiership winners' medal, Scholes is
getting itchy feet.
The classy schemer has put an eye problem that interrupted last
season behind him, to emerge once more as the club's creative
epicentre in the middle of the field.
Such has been his renaissance there has been several calls for him
being named as Player of the Year, along with a return to the
international set-up, but Scholes is uninterested in personal
accolades as he focuses on bringing the title back to Old
Trafford.
"After not doing so well in the Premiership over the last couple of
years, we are more determined than ever to lift the trophy this
year," Scholes told Inside United.
"The league is the major trophy, your bread and butter.
"We have not had that trophy for four years now - that's too long.
It is a trophy we desperately want to win back.
"In the last three seasons, Arsenal and Chelsea have performed so
well you need to be more consistent than ever.
"You would have to say the league has become more difficult to
win.
"It would be a fantastic achievement if we could do it because it
would be a recognition for our performances over the course of an
entire season."