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Champions but are they worthy?

The hottest debate after Manchester United made it 19 League Titles and became the most successful club in English Football History , is not plaudits for the teams achievements rather that "they cannot compare/compete with Sir Alex previous title winning sides". The talk ranges from that they lacked the fantasy of the 2008 and 2009 squads they fall short of players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, also they miss the rock, the determination and drive Roy Keane instilled into the midfield of the 1999 squad, and then players like Cantona, Cole and York that had this aura around them that made defenders doubt their own ability, this United squad are said to have none of that (and they could be right) Lets not forget how dependant they are on Giggs and Scholes, lets be honest both living legends both way passed their hey days at the back end of their careers. And I can go on and on and on (Bruce, Robson, Hughes, McClair, Pallister & Ince to name

Manchester Uniteds' 12 under Sir Alex

    By Sam Lyon  BBC Sport ( Sorry Sam I just had to re-post this on my blog  ) "My greatest challenge is not what is happening right at this moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their [insert swear word] perch. And you can print that." So said Sir Alex Ferguson when questioned about his Manchester United future in 2002 and, in capturing a remarkable 12th Premier League trophy - the club's 19th title overall - with a draw at Blackburn on Saturday, he did just that. Liverpool's record has been overhauled. The Merseysiders, stuck on 18 top-flight titles since their last in 1990, have only been able to watch as their fierce rivals have won title after title in just shy of two decades, and now it is United - not the Anfield club - who can lay claim to being the greatest team in English league history. Few would argue that Sir Alex Ferguson, as a result, has also cemented his place among the greatest managers in the history of English footba