Sir Alex Ferguson knew major work needed to be done to rebuild his Manchester United team at the end of last season and he has responded in style with his dealings in the transfer market so far this summer.
Ashley Young's arrival from Aston Villa comes swiftly after the signing of Phil Jones from Blackburn, with Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea also expected to move to Old Trafford along with a high-class midfield player.
This underlines what Ferguson will have known when he saw United outclassed by Barcelona in the Champions League Final at Wembley. The loss did not exactly do United a favour but it would have confirmed in his mind that the time had come to respond and address the fact that they were obviously on the wane.
Ferguson will obviously recruit a goalkeeper to replace Van der Sar and that is going to be a huge decision because Edwin was a major part of their success last season and has been for the last five years.
Sir Alex will also be aware of the challenges coming from elsewhere. United and Chelsea undoubtedly came back towards the pack last season and Manchester City may feel they will never have a better chance of winning the Premier League than next time around.
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