David Moyes welcomes former club Everton to Old Trafford for first time since making move
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MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes claimed his side's
Premier League title bid will gather momentum before the end of the year
as he prepares to welcome former club Everton to Old Trafford on
Wednesday.
The Red Devils have slipped to eighth place in the table
after consecutive 2-2 draws on the road against Cardiff City and
Tottenham Hotspur in their past two matches.But with fixtures against sides lower down in the league, including Aston Villa, Stoke, Hull and Norwich, to come after their game against Everton, Moyes does not think it will be long before his side will be among the title challengers.
"We are concerned that we are not as close as we would like to be but it is a long season and I do think we have got room to get better and progress. That is without a doubt," he said.
"Hopefully we will be there or thereabouts. There are a lot of games coming up in the next eight weeks and we hope to be in the mix at the end of that period.
"Tottenham was not an easy place to go to and they had their own pride and they showed that in their performance.
"Now we have a week that sees us with two home matches. We have had three away on the bounce and won in the Champions League and picked up two draws. It is not ideal but not the worst." Moyes also said striker Wayne Rooney, who scored both United's goals in their draw with Spurs, has deserved the plaudits he has received for his performances recently as he prepares to face his boyhood club again.
"He deserves the adulation he is getting," said Moyes, who sold 18-year-old Rooney to United for STG26 million ($A47 million) in 2004 when he was in charge of Everton.
"He is playing well." United will check on the fitness of Dutch striker Robin van Persie, who has been struggling with toe and groin injuries and missed the trip to Tottenham, while Michael Carrick (calf/shin) is out.
Everton have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the match with former United midfielder Darron Gibson (knee), defender Leighton Baines (ankle) and striker Arouna Kone (knee) missing.
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