I think people are forgetting how good our squad is, we won the title last year with ease. Our squad is good enough to beat any team in the league if we set up in the right way and have the right mentality. Who would have thought that by xmas of last year we would have gotten away wins at both city and chelsea?
However, last year, for me, the main reason we won the title was because we didnt get complacent against smaller sides. If we win all the games where we go into it as favourites, then we have nothing to worry about. The games against city and chelsea appear to mean a lot but they will only be crucial if we slip against mid table teams. Chelsea came very close to dropping points against villa the other night and i would expect them to drop points throughout the year. If we cant beat them in a head to head (which i dont personally feel) then we just have to make sure we slip up less than they do. We lost to city twice in 2011/2012 but got the same amount of points because we were better against everyone else.
Yes beating those around you helps, but beating everyone else is just as important and thats where I think united have always been the best at, doing everything possible to get maximum points from each game.