Manchester United - Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted Manchester United may need to stretch themselves when veteran trio Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville retire.

The Red Devils boss concentrated on luring youngsters Chris Smalling, Bebe and Javier Hernandez for a combined £20 million this summer rather than splashing the cash on established superstars.

"We are not at the point where we have to go overboard to get the best player in the world," Ferguson was quoted as saying by Sky Sports News.

"There are enough really top players in the club at the moment.

"There may be a time in the next couple of years where we have to stretch ourselves, particularly when Ryan, Paul and Gary retire.

"Then, it is a possibility we would need to get really top players in to galvanise the younger ones coming through.

"But at the moment we have the experience. We have players who have been through the whole gamut of emotions at this club and know how to deal with it."

He added: "We have no financial restrictions. If I hadn't been confident maybe we would have done something.

"But there was only one player I would have brought here and that move was sealed off quite early by the club he went to.

"The best thing we can do until the market becomes more sensible is produce or buy young players and develop them in the club.

"By doing that we are easily securing the next eight years at Manchester United."


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