League leaders Manchester United could easily go into tomorrow's clash with West Ham United feeling like the three points are already there's.
The Red Devils will make the trip to East London to take on the Hammers at Upton Park in a 12:45pm BST kick-off with the current league table positions showing a big discrepancy the way of the visitors.
All factors are leading toward a comfortable United victory with the fact that the Hammers have not scored in their past five league meetings with Sir Alex Ferguson's men whilst United have won the last six Premier League encounters, scoring 17 goals in the process.
But we must remember that the Hammers enjoyed a solid 4-0 victory over United in the League Cup in November, and admittedly Ferguson deployed a second-rate team for that clash, but it will be in the back of his mind that Avram Grant does have some talent at his disposal.
Their last four outings have seen them take eight points from a possible 12 with much-improved performances, culminating in the scoreless draw with Tottenham a fortnight ago.
Grant has them playing like a side who should not be equal on points with the drop zone and with the likes of Scott Parker, Mark Noble, Demba Ba, Carlton Cole and Robert Green in the ranks, the Hammers are capable of pushing United to the limit tomorrow and in turn pulling themselves out of the relegation mire come seasons end.
