Ferguson predicts a ‘dogfight’

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson is anticipating a “dogfight” in the battle just to finish in the Barclays Premier League’s top four this season.

Tottenham’s fourth-place Champions League qualification, combined with Manchester City’s seemingly bottomless pit of money which is transforming their squad, has put increased pressure on the so-called ‘big four’.

One of those clubs, Liverpool, have already discovered what happens if you drop off the pace just a fraction as they slipped to seventh last season.