Anyone still questioning United's title credentials should look
at the trail of defeated opponents all tipping the Reds to go all
the way this season.
Former Reds winger Keith Gillespie, who scored in Sheffield
United's 2-1 defeat to Sir Alex Ferguson's side at on Saturday, is
the latest in a long line of admirers of his first club's start to
the campaign.
United are three points in front of current title holders Chelsea
and the gap will grow to six if United beat Jose Mourinho's men at
Old Trafford this Sunday.
"I think United [will win the title]," pronounced Gillespie after
watching Rooney spoil his side's valiant efforts at Bramall
Lane.
"And that's my head and my heart saying that," he adds. "The way
they've started this season is fantastic."
United's fine start to the season has transformed the team's hopes
of preventing Chelsea claiming a third title. Gillespie feels the
secret to the Reds' success so far is the wealth of attacking
talent.
"They have so many players all over the pitch who can hurt you, and
they're very difficult to get hold of," he said. "You think you've
marked one man, and then all of a sudden somebody else pops up.
United have so much class."
