Sir Alex Ferguson speaks on the title and Leicester city chances
Football
By
Mirror
| Mar 31, 2016
The Foxes are on the brink of winning an unprecedented Premier League title and Ferguson has applauded the way they approach the game
Sir Alex Ferguson says Leicester deserve to win the Premier League as they are playing like his Manchester United team at their best.
The legendary United boss says that he can see shades of his trophy-clad team in Claudio Ranieri's Foxes, as they close in one of the most unprecedented title wins in history.
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Leicester remain five points clear of second-placed Tottenham at the top of the table with just seven games to go.
Ferguson created the most successful team in English football history during his time at Old Trafford, winning the league 13 times in 26 years in charge.
But while he can see a twist to come in the tale, he believes Leicester will hold on to top spot and lift the title.
He told Sky Sports: "It'll be testing times for them. They have to get it in their mind that they'll drop a point or two, they may drop three points, they may lose a game.
"But others will drop points, that's the name of the game in the Premier League. It's a tough league.
"I can only see Tottenham as being the danger to be honest with you. At the moment they're playing some of the best football I've seen from any Tottenham team in many years.
"But Leicester I think have got the edge. I think they've got that togetherness."
All of Leicester's last three matches have resulted in 1-0 victories - against Watford, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace - but Ferguson is not concerned that they are not running away with matches.
He added: "I think it was 1996-97 we won eight games 1-0 and won the league. These are championship-winning games without question.
"The consistency has been there all season. If they retain that consistency I can't see anything going wrong for them."
A lot of Leicester's praise has come at the hands of the strikers and midfielders, namely Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kante.
But Ferguson believes that the defence - the third best in the league behind Tottenham and Arsenal - have been equally as impressive.
He said: "They've got the experience of [Robert] Huth and [Wes] Morgan at the back. They know how to head the ball clear, they know how to tackle, they know how to defend.
"Leicester have got the bit between their teeth and I think they've been the best team without questions throughout the season and they deserve to win it."