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ALEX FERGUSON has told the Glazers of his two-year plan to put Manchester United back at the Premiership summit.

Boss Fergie had a meeting with prospective chairman Joel Glazer at the club’s Carrington training ground last week.

And during it he spelled out exactly how he is going to form a side that will dominate the game as they did in the 90s.

The new club owners are impressed with Ferguson’s plans.

Far from putting pressure on him for immediate results, they have faith in what the manager is doing.

Suggestions that Ferguson will be sacked if he does not deliver straight away were dismissed on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday.

Indeed a United source said: “It is laughable to say that Alex Ferguson has been given an ultimatum.

“He has demonstrated over the decades that he does not need any encouragement to strive for success.”

As revealed in SunSport in the wake of United’s FA Cup final defeat, Ferguson has decided to retire in two years when he is 65.

And in a revealing insight into Ferguson’s thinking, he has explained just how his team will grow into the best again in that time.

Ferguson said: “There is no question we have been trying to create a new team. Anyone who has been watching us can see that.

“We’ve signed Cristiano Ronaldo and we’ve signed Wayne Rooney, who have given the team youth.

“We’ve got Darren Fletcher coming through too and he has been fantastic for us. He’s going to be a great player for us in the midfield.”

Ferguson has told the Glazers that Ronaldo and Rooney are going to be sensations as they mature.

Already the pair have taken football by storm with their skill, drive and goals. Ferguson said: “Ronaldo is 20, Rooney is 19. Those two are going to be fantastic players.”


Ferguson knows he has an ageing midfield but believes the signing of Ronaldo and the advent of Fletcher, 21, is already creating a platform for the future.

He also still has faith in the experience of his old guard to oversee the transition and still deliver success.

Ferguson said: “The next part which we are trying to address is the midfield area

“We are not going to keep Roy Keane forever and Paul Scholes is 30, although I think Scholesy can play on for a bit yet.

“Ryan Giggs is 31 but I think he can play — he’s signed a new contract and is a fit lad — he can play for two or three years yet.”

Ferguson has already addressed the goalkeeping problem by getting the vastly-experienced Edwin van der Saar in for two years.

He still has faith in Tim Howard and believes that in those two years he will develop to become his No 1 again when Van der Saar leaves.

The problem last season was the lack of goals and his misfiring strikers.

But with £20million to spend this summer, Ferguson is looking to deal with that. However, the future of Dutch hitman Ruud van Nistelrooy remains in doubt.

England striker Michael Owen is the man Ferguson would ideally want at Old Trafford.

As revealed in today’s SunSport, the Glazers would also like David Beckham to be part of Ferguson’s thinking.

That would prove slightly more troublesome given the way their relationship broke down before he was sold to Real Madrid two summers ago.

Despite the tinkering that needs to be done, Ferguson is convinced his empire is not crumbling. And he has told the Glazers that he has complete faith in the character of his players.

At times that was questionable last season as they finished potless.

But Ferguson is convinced they can bounce back. He said: “I have great confidence in my players.

“We’re proud of the character of the team here — we’ve proved that time and time again.”

The Glazers are desperate for Ferguson to stay and see out his plans. That is why they have also told him to name his price on a new contract.

He may be facing one of the biggest challenges since winning his first Premiership at United in 1993.

Chelsea’s title win and Arsenal’s FA Cup success over them has left them playing catch-up.

Likewise their failure in Europe at the second round stage for a second season running is not good enough for a club of United’s size.

But neither Ferguson, nor now the Glazers, doubt that United can climb back to the top again.