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Given the extraordinary end to last season, if you'd told Sir Alex Ferguson privately at the start of August that his team would be four points clear at the top of the table come Christmas, he would have raised his wine glass and taken it. His only frustration over his festive celebrations is that he believes it should have been six after their first draw in 21 Premier League games at Swansea.After the twists and turns of the last campaign it's difficult to script the second half of the campaign. What we do know is the leaders at Christmas in each of the last three seasons have gone on to be champions and that traditionally Manchester United are stronger once the New Year kicks in. Rafael Benitez's Liverpool were the last team to be top at Christmas and not win the title, that's right - edged out by United in 2009.Games against West Brom and Wigan follow for Sir Alex's side before the FA Cup begins, so they will at least be looking to maintain their current advantage into January.
United have often made it harder than it should have been so far this season, 25 goals conceded is only eight short of last season's total. Nemanja Vidic's return in south Wales will have been a welcome one. If the United skipper can stay fit and feature more regularly alongside Rio Ferdinand in 2013 then the task could be a harder one for the chasing teams.
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