United start favourites all because of evergreen boss Fergie

THERE are plenty of new young faces in the Premier League this season but when it comes to lifting the title next May there is no point wrapping it up in mystery.

Sat, 13 Aug, 2011 - 01:00
Frank Malley

The chances are the oldest one of all will once again lift English football’s most prestigious trophy.

Alex Ferguson will be 70 by then. He will have celebrated 25 years at Old Trafford in November. Yet no one in English football will start the new Premier League season today with more enthusiasm or determination.

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