United vets keeping level head

NEVER one to talk up a situation that could be played down to boredom, Paul Scholes probably reacted to news of Chelsea’s defeat at Tottenham with a disinterested shrug of the shoulders.

Yet Scholes has been down this course enough times to recognise a golden opportunity when he sees one.

Next Saturday, United tackle Spurs themselves, knowing victory at Old Trafford will take them back to the top of the Premier League and leave Chelsea stewing for 24 hours, fretting about their fate in a title race the Blues had been in control of.