RIO CALLS FOR AWAY WINS

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has said that the away form of the club is the crucial aspect that will determine the winner of the Premier league title this season.

Manchester United and Manchester City are the only two teams involved in the title race, as we head into the final few games of the season.

A few weeks ago, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said that experience would be a crucial part in deciding the destination of the title. Now, defender Rio Ferdinand has said that the away form of both Manchester City and Manchester United will be crucial as well.

The statement from the England defender comes only days after Manchester United have the wonderful 3-1 victory over Tottenham. Even though Tottenham dominated Manchester United for most of the match, Sir Alex Ferguson managed to mastermind his team to yet another success against Tottenham.

Now, they will be getting ready for the crucial fixture against Manchester City at the Etihad stadium on April 30. Even though the fixture is quite a long way off, Manchester United are looking to the in perfect shape when they visit Manchester City.

"Last year, I don't know what it was. It could have been complacency, expecting to win games whereas at the moment we're being very professional. We're hard to break down, hard to beat and we know that we've got players on the break who can beat anybody. [White Hart Lane] is a tough place to come. Spurs are a team with talented players,” Rio Ferdinand said after the 3-1 win over Tottenham.

Earlier, Manchester City managed to cruise to victory in their match against Bolton Wanderers, thus increasing the advantage at the top of the table to 5 points. The victory for Manchester United once again reduces the deficit to 2 points.

Manchester United are bound to win, given that I have actually put money on City! After losing my Champions League bet online on the Reds I was forced to bet on City, but if Rio has his way I'll lose even more pounds! :(