Fergie on watch as title dream at stake

MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson is heading into unchartered territory this lunchtime — facing the pivotal week of the Premier League season against a Manchester City side with something to play for.

The backdrop to this season’s fourth Manchester derby could hardly seem more gloomy for United.

Out of the Champions League and four points adrift of league leaders Chelsea with just four matches left, Ferguson might ordinarily have had a job raising spirits around Old Trafford.