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Scholes’ concern

AFP, Manchester
Paul Scholes has warned that anything less than- a victory over Blackburn on Saturday could be fatal to Manchester United's hopes of clawing the Premiership tide back from Chelsea.
The former England midfielder believes it was points dropped against mid-table sides like Blackburn that allowed Chelsea to stroll to the title last season and is wary of history repeating itself in painful fashion.
Chelsea's six match winning start to the season has'intensified that fear to the extent that Scholes admitted victories over Blackburn and Fulham in United's next two matches had become vital.
"If we can't beat Blackburn and Fulham we have no hope of winning the league," was Scholes's blunt assessment of his club's current position.
"It was against the lower teams that we dropped so many stupid points last season and why we fell so far behind. If we are to have any hopes this year we cannot afford to
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Despite flirting dangerously with relegation last season, Blackbum drew both their meetings with United and manager Mark Hughes is keenly anticipating a return to the club for whom he scored 163 goals, particularly in the wake of Craig Bellamy's return from injury.
Bellamy scored his first goals for Rovers in the midweek League Cup win over Huddersfield, and Hughes is optimistic his fellow Welshman can make the difference in the kind of big-match atmosphere he thrives
"Last year we were very good at . thq back, but just didnt have that cutting’ edge,'' Hughes acknowledged. "Hopefully, the players weve added this year will give us that.
"I have such great memories at OldTYaffonl that I'd like to build on themasamanager."
Aston Villa hit the net eight times against lower league Wycombe in League Cup action in midweek. David O'Leary’s side are unlikely however to find goals so easy to come by when they visit Chelsea on Saturday.
The champions, seeking to make it seven wins on the trot, have yet to concede a goal this season and there
was an ominous efficiency about they way in which they overpowered second-placed Charlton last weekend.
Manager Jose Mourinho also appears to have successfully stifled early season indicators of discontent among players who have been denied first team opportunities, reinforcing a sense of unity he believes will be crucial to the title defence.
"Good players want to win championships and good teams win with this (unified) mentality.1' Mourinho said.
"Of course I have to work on it I can't let players lose their confi-dcncctifedihhiitiHahrbf IdKti'tMfr' linktothegfoup.
"I cannot leave a player 10,12,14 consecutive matches without playing. I have to rotate to make people happy. I have no doubt everyone wants to win but of course they all want to play and that's not easy -only 11 can do it."
Arsenal and West Ham, arguably the two most entertaining sides in the Premiership this season, go head to head at Upton Park. Having lost twice already, the Gunners can ill afford any more dropped points if they are to keep Chelsea in their
sights. Manager Arsene Wenger will have taken heart from Sol Campbell's goalscoring return to action in Monday’s win over Everton but admits he wants more goals from young forwards Robin van Persie and Jose Antonio Reyes.
Elsewhere, Alain Perrin takes Portsmouth to Bolton in the unwelcome position of being the bookmakers new favourite to become the first managerial casualty of the season.
Liverpool warm up for next week's Champions Lbague showdown with Chelsea v4i th a Saturday lunchtime trip to Birmingham.
FIXTURES
(1400 GMT unless stated)
Saturday: Birmingham v Liverpool (1145 GMT), Bolton v Portsmouth (1615 GMT).
Chelsea v Aston Villa, Everton v Wigan, Manchester Utd v Blackburn. Newcastle v Manchester City, West Brom v Charlton, West Ham v Arsenal
Sunday (1500 GMT): Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Monday: Tottenham v Fulham (1900 GMT)