Bolton Wanderers boss Gary Megson hopes Manchester United can do them a favour this season.

Sir Alex Ferguson's side have seen their seven-point lead reduced to one with a match in hand in the last fortnight.

United still have to play Sunderland, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Hull - all teams Megson considers relegation rivals to his team.

The Bolton boss had previously expressed concerns that had United run away with the title they may have turned their attentions to the Champions League and eased up on the domestic front.

But with things so close at the top of the table Megson is confident United will not be able to take it easy.

"The situation right now is so tight that there isn't anyone not playing for anything," he said.

"No-one can honestly say they are not playing for a place in Europe, or to avoid trouble, or going for the title.

"I don't want to be rude to Manchester United but they have got to keep playing now.

"With what happened on Saturday (losing at Fulham), they know that every team they play they will have to go and get a result.

"We've played them twice and they've turned us over twice - maybe rightly so - but they have got to keep going now right to the end."