(Sporting Alert) — Manchester United heads into this weekend’s round of fixtures on top of the Barclays Premier League standings and look strong favourites to keep its advantage at the top.
Heading into this week’s set of games, Manchester United lead the league table with 39 points, six more than defending champions and arch rivals Manchester City, who currently sits second on 33 points.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s side 2012-12 Barclays English Premier League Standings # Pl W D L F A Pts +/- 1 16 13 0 3 40 23 39 17 2 16 9 6 1 30 14 33 16 3 16 8 5 3 28 17 29 11 4 16 6 8 2 27 20 26 7 5 16 8 2 6 29 25 26 4 6 16 8 2 6 24 21 26 3 7 16 6 6 4 26 16 24 10 8 16 6 5 5 26 21 23 5 9 16 5 8 3 14 12 23 2 10 16 5 7 4 22 20 22 2 11 16 6 4 6 21 20 22 1 12 16 5 7 4 17 24 22 -7 13 16 5 5 6 27 27 20 0 14 16 4 5 7 18 23 17 -5 15 16 3 7 6 17 21 16 -4 16 16 4 3 9 22 32 15 -10 17 16 3 6 7 12 23 15 -11 18 16 4 3 9 17 30 15 -13 19 16 1 6 9 19 31 9 -12 20 16 0 7 9 13 29 7 -16Team Manchester United
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