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GIGGS READY FOR ROVERS Ryan Giggs believes Blackburn Rovers will be fired up for Monday night's showdown at Ewood Park. The Reds will be backed by a sizeable and vocal travelling army of fans but the extra ticket allocation seems to have helped inspire the home supporters in return in the past. United have won only two times in the last 11 league visits to the Lancashire ground, although the point secured last season clinched the 19th title. "It's always been a tough place to go for us," Giggs told Red View. "It's like a mini-local derby. We always take good numbers there but that just seems to lift the Blackburn fans, who are always up for it. "On a few occasions down the years we've not played very well there and we've had one or two players sent off at Ewood Park as well. It's just been a tricky place to go, although we do have good memories of going there from last season when we won the league at Blackburn. "It's important we go there to try and get a good result but I don't think this fixture will have the same sort of impact on the title race as it has in the last two seasons. There are still too many points at stake. Even if we lose at Blackburn, there will be another 21 points to be won. I can see it going right down to the wire." More: Sir Alex wants to stay ahead | Run-in pundits: Martin Tyler | Team news |
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EVANS ANSWERS FANS' QUESTIONS
Jonny Evans responds to a grilling from United Review readers...
Who do you class as the most powerful striker in the league? NFA
In terms of all-round power, I'd have to say Wayne Rooney. I obviously don't play against him in games, but I have him in training every day! [Didier] Drogba stands out, and then you have the likes of [Sergio] Aguero and [Robin] van Persie who've been excellent this season and scored a lot of goals. Who's the best golfer at the club? Stephen Ryder
People always talk about Michael Owen, but I've only played with him once or twice so I can't really comment. Michael Carrick is decent and one of our masseurs, Andy [Caveney], is very talented, but I'd say I'm up there! How much of an impact has Sir Alex had on you as a footballer and as a person? Jonny Escott
The thing that really stands out is how he turns all the kids that come through the Academy into men. He encourages you, but will also have a quiet word when he feels he needs to. He just knows the right things to say at the right time. What's the biggest thing you've learned from playing alongside Rio Ferdinand? Tuan Nabil
I think it's the calmness he brings to the team... he never gets flustered. As a centre-back, if you're running around the pitch panicking, it sends a bad message to the team, so that composure is vital, and it's something I've tried to apply to my game. More: United built to last | Podcast: Rovers v Reds | Video: Jones' first season |
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CLEVERLEY EXCITED BY RUN-IN Tom Cleverley is "as excited as everyone else" by the prospect of a title chase in his first full Barclays Premier League season as a United player. In an exclusive interview for MUTV's Countdown to Kick Off, Cleverley said of his bid to collect a first winner's medal: "That is what we're at this club to do." Meanwhile, two of Tom's fellow midfielders are already into double figures where titles are concerned - namely Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes. "It gives us, the young players, confidence when you know you have players with 15 to 20 years' experience playing next to you," Cleverley admitted. After returning to the first-team fold as an unused substitute against Fulham, Tom hopes to feature in the final eight league games, starting at Blackburn on Monday. He recognises there is little margin for error, especially with the presence of local rivals Manchester City providing extra intensity in this title race. "It does seem to increase the pressure a little bit with City being involved. But we know if we win every game from now until the end of the season, the title is ours." More: Jones' title dream | Title race: game by game | Smalling hails squad resilience |
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