• Former Manchester United manager highlights defensive partnership as key • ‘Leicester have got the edge, they’ve got that togetherness’

Sir Alex Ferguson says Leicester City have been “the best team without question” in the Premier League this season and would be worthy winners of the title.

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The former Manchester United manager, who won 13 league titles in a 26-year career with the club, added that the East Midlands side’s central-defensive partnership is key to their success.

In an interview with Sky Sports, Ferguson said: “They’ve got the experience of [Robert] Huth and [Wes] Morgan at the back. They know how to head the ball clear, they know how to tackle – they know how to defend.”

Leicester currently have a five-point lead over Tottenham, which could be cut to two if Spurs beat Liverpool in the late game on Saturday. Yet despite the north London side’s strong form, Ferguson believes the Foxes will hold them at bay despite having been heavily backed for relegation after they appointed Claudio Ranieri to succeed Nigel Pearson last summer.

“I can only see Tottenham being the danger to them,” Ferguson added. “At the moment they’re playing some of the best football I’ve seen from any Tottenham team for many, many years. But Leicester have got the edge, they’ve got that togetherness. The consistency has been there all season. Leicester have got the bit between their teeth, they’ve been the best team without question throughout the season and they deserve to win it.”