Ferguson: this year we want to finish on top of the league. © EuroFootball.com

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oach Sir Alex Ferguson sets a goal for his players to finish the 2011 in the first place of the English championship tournament table.

The defending champions "Red Devils" are currently trailing "Man City" by two points.

"It is important for us to be leaders on New Year's Day," said Ferguson. "We hope to achieve that."

"Man Utd" will have three more matches this year against London's "Fulham", "Wigan" and "Blackburn". Meanwhile, "Man City" will play against "Stoke", "West Brom" and "Sunderland".

Speaking about the game, the specialist said: "We have been struggling to score goals lately, but last week we won 4-1, and this weekend 2-0, so we have to admit that we have somewhat solved this problem.