Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes boss Arsene Wenger could be an unlikely ally in his bid to win a third straight title - and 11th in all.

He said: "What we want now is for Arsenal to beat Liverpool and Chelsea. They have just won at Chelsea but they have still got to play them at home and they have got two games to play against Liverpool."

Ferguson is content with his side sitting in the slipstream of Liverpool having played them, Chelsea and Arsenal away.

He said: "Our losses at Arsenal and Liverpool were disappointing but we've got the away games against our rivals out of the way. I'm sure we can make up ground."