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Paul Scholes backs Man United to launch title charge
London: Manchester United legend Paul Scholes is backing his old club to make a surprise English Premier League title charge.
United swept aside Newcastle to make it 22 points from 24 for Louis van Gaal’s side, who have consolidated third spot in the Premier League, reports mirror.co.uk.
And United legend Scholes believes his old club can take advantage of Chelsea and Manchester City’s involvement in the Champions League in the new year to boost an unlikely title bid.
“If United win their next two games, I wouldn’t be surprised if they do what Liverpool did last year – go on a great run, a big run, and put pressure on the top two,” Scholes said Friday.
“Then, once you get to the Champions League, United will have the free weeks and hopefully they can take advantage.”
Scholes hailed United striker Wayne Rooney, who scored twice in the team’s win Friday.
“I still think he is a top centre-forward. He is (also) capable of playing that mid-field role when he drops back into it,” Scholes said.
“It is an art to run from mid-field into scoring positions. But you still have to finish them – and Wayne did. I thought he was brilliant all day.”
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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