Sir Alex Ferguson has warned his Manchester United players to be wary of teams battling to avoid relegation as they prepare to face struggling QPR at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Ferguson's side will go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League if they beat QPR just before second-placed Manchester City kick off at Arsenal.

City boss Roberto Mancini claims that if United do win and his side lose in north London then the title will be staying at Old Trafford for another year.

However, Ferguson refused to be drawn on Mancini's comments, instead focusing on United's next three games against a trio of relegation-threated teams in QPR, Wigan and Aston Villa.

After taking 80 minutes on Monday to break down Blackburn, who are also fighting to stay up, Ferguson knows all too well the danger... Read more »