text: Lovenkrands aiming to be United's main man - Chronicle Live
  Lovenkrands aiming to be United's main man
  PETER Lovenkrands has vowed to get even better in a black-and-white shirt.
  12:20, 7 JUL 2010
  Just 12 months ago with Newcastle United in limbo, Lovenkrands found himself without a club and training with his old club Glasgow Rangers in order to keep fit while waiting for the call from potential employers.
  However, after United swooped for a second time for the flying Dane last September, the former Ibrox hero worked his way back to full fitness, producing several match-winning performances and bagging 17 goals.
  For many, he is the preferred partner for top goalscorer Andy Carroll.
  And, knowing he will get the full benefit of pre-season training under his belt this summer, which started on Monday, Lovenkrands told the Chronicle: "I felt I had a really good season, and the team did as well.
  "It was really pleasing, and we could relax and enjoy the summer.
  "It's really important for me that I'll be able to join from the start, which I didn't do last year. Hopefully, that will show on the pitch.
  "I want to be 100% from the start, especially with it being Man U away.
  "It means a lot, and I'm pleased to be part of it.
  "Touch wood, there will be no injuries, and I'll be fit for the start of the season. That's what I''ll'm aiming for."
  And he feels that the feel-good factor from last season's Championship title-winning campaign is still very much alive at the club's Benton base.
  He says: "It's been great.
  "The boys are really up for it – the same kind of attitude as last year.
  "The boys really want to get started and get working.
  "We want to enjoy ourselves as well."
  Many pundits have touted United as relegation candidates this summer already, but Lovenkrands was very real about his own expectations.
  He said: "First of all, the main target is to stay in the Premier League.
  "When you go down and come up again a lot of people expect you to go back down again, so the main thing is to stay up. But the squad we have has a lot of potential. I'm sure the boys themselves think that as well.
  "We're going to go and give it our best shot, and we'll aim to be up in the middle of the table."
  Lovenkrands hopes to do that by beating last season's tally of 17, with the Denmark international adding: "My wife last year said 15, and I beat that goal by a little bit, so I'll wait to see what she says, and I'll try to beat that!
  "When I first came to the club, I played up with Oba Martins, and we played really well together. I proved I could play in that league.
  "Last year, I think I proved what my position really is, and I'm sure with the players we have wide, Chris knows I can play up front or behind the striker.
  "It's all about confidence – if you get off to a good start, and get on a good run, it can take you a long way."