Taking back league title our priority, says Giggs

THE loss of two valuable points at Fulham on Sunday will be felt even more keenly by Manchester United because they had targeted the Premier League as their number one priority this season.

Instead of keeping pace with champions Chelsea, who have made such a flying start by scoring 12 goals in their opening two matches, and conceding none, United are already two points adrift thanks to Brede Hangeland’s late leveller.

Alex Ferguson described the result as “silly” and questioned why Nani took the penalty which should have confirmed victory for his team ahead of Ryan Giggs, who scored twice from the spot against Tottenham last season.

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