Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson welcomes the fact there are five teams in contention for the title as it promotes the excitement of the Premier League worldwide. Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham are all credible contenders as the season reaches its half-way stage.
"It is there for everyone to win or lose," he said.
"So many times over the last few years, people have spoken about the top four when there has been one of those periods where we are all within a couple of points of each other and said this could be a really exciting league.
"But by the end of the year, two teams are contesting it.
"That could happen again this season but on the other hand, if it were to be five or six involved right until the end, it would be fantastic for the league.
"It is the kind of league we dream of."
"In every set of games this season, you see a surprise result," he added.
"We were disappointed to lose a late goal at Birmingham on Tuesday, then the next day Arsenal drop two points against a Wigan team with 10 men and Wolves go to Anfield and win.
"You are going to see a lot of these results because it is such a tough league.
"There are five or six teams challenging at the top of the league at the moment but if you look at other countries, Barcelona and Real Madrid are normally challenging for the Spanish league, it's Bayern Munich and one other in Germany and in the Italian league it is Milan or Juventus.
"That is why it is so exciting."
