Fergie: 'I will rebuild MU'
Alex Ferguson is ready to roll his sleeves up and build another Manchester United dream team.
Fergie, 70, admits drastic changes are needed if, as expected, rivals Manchester City sew up the title on Sunday.
The Old Trafford chief fears City will challenge his side’s dominance in the Premier League — just like Chelsea did in the middle of the last decade.
Ferguson said: “We have to do something about it. That is the only thing we can do.
“We have to meet challenges and the good thing is that we tend to get there in the end.
“In the situation we are in at the moment, it looks as though we are going to lose out this season.
“But there are a lot of young players in the squad. We don’t look, in any way, as though it is the end of a period for us.
“In many ways it is the start for a lot of young players here. The challenge is very obvious to them now if we lose the league.
“As we did when Chelsea won the league two years in a row, we have to do something about it. We managed to do that, hopefully we can do it again.”
Chelsea won the Premier League under Jose Mourinho in 2005 and 2006 before Ferguson came back strong to secure three titles in a row.
But the Scot admits City boss Roberto Mancini is now a serious rival, just as Mourinho was.
He said: “We had to contend with Jose’s management style, which was very effective. He did a fantastic job there.
“You knew you were competing against a very clever manager. You weren’t just facing the money, you were facing a very united squad.
“They were hard to beat. City, quality-wise, are very similar to Chelsea at that time.
“Some of their players have had outstanding seasons. When you win the league you need five or six players who are consistently good all the time.
“City have had that this year and the manager, for most of the part, has done well.”
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