PREMIERSHIP IS OURS SAYS SCHOLES

Midfielder Paul Scholes claims Manchester United are in pole position to win the Premiership -- so long as they avoid the pitfalls of the title run-in.
Sir Alex Ferguson's men face bottom club Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday knowing that anything other than a comfortable victory against a team destined for relegation will be regarded as a potentially fatal blow to their chances of retaining the title.
Derby, promoted from the Championship via the play-offs last season, were on the wrong end of a 6-1 hammering at Chelsea on Wednesday and United will be keen to inflict a similar defeat on Paul Jewell's men.
But United midfielder Scholes admits that Arsenal's surprise draw at Wigan last Sunday proved that nothing can be taken for granted in the Premiership.
He said: "Arsenal drawing at Wigan last week was a really good result for us. I know the pitch at the JJB Stadium was horrendous and that Arsenal had just had a really tough game in Milan, but we have to be pleased with the outcome.
"We've got the experience to know we must do the business in our games, though. If we do that, we've got a great chance to win the league.
"Whether or not it's the right thing to do, you do look at games coming up. You have to focus on one game at a time, but you do tend to look ahead.
"You watch opponents' matches too and that's just the nature of being in a title race. It's that time of the season where you watch every game hoping your rival drops points."
United go into the Derby game on the back of the unexpected FA Cup quarter-final defeat against Portsmouth.
And Carlos Queiroz, the assistant manager, insist that United must prove their credentials by bouncing back against Derby.
Queiroz said: "We were very down after the FA Cup game against Portsmouth last Saturday. It was a bad feeling because we felt the trophy escaped from our grasp.
"There was a lot of frustration and sadness amongst the team and the staff, but the most important thing now is to show the right attitude, the Manchester United attitude and bounce back from what happened. We need to keep moving forward.
"We cannot rely and expect other teams to make mistakes in our favour. It is up to us to do our job. This is a crucial part of the season and there is no room for error on our part. Now is the time to deliver."
Derby's only league win so far this season came at home to Newcastle last September and the club's Australian midfielder Mile Sterjovski admits they face a tough task if they to bounce back from the Chelsea mauling against United.
He said: "I'm still a little bit dazed after conceding six goals. It was a big game, but unfortunately the result didn't go our way. We can still learn from it, though, and try to do better in the next game on Saturday which is another big one.
"It won't be easy but we need to step it up because United will be even harder to play against.
"There's always room for improvement, Chelsea were very good but we didn't do enough. We were doing our best, but they're a quality team and we have to aim for a higher level if we want to compete - and we didn't do that enough. We need to work a lot harder."