Too Early For Transfer Talk

The structure of United's squad will be assessed as the Reds unusually head into the close season without the Premier League trophy in the Old Trafford trophy room.

But Sir Alex won't be rushed into signing new players, or discussing the likelihood of it - not in the immediate aftermath of a title race which his team lost to Chelsea by a solitary point.

"I'm not going to announce it (our transfer plans] in front of the TV cameras obviously but we'll look at the structure of this club," the manager told MUTV. "It's a good structure. I think we've worked hard over the years at bringing in young players and developing them at our club very well. We'll have to assess all that and maybe do one or two things. But at the moment, I've nothing to say."

As for reflecting on why United finished second rather than first, Sir Alex said: "I'm not going to agonise over that tonight. There are many things you could talk about. Perhaps crucially the decision down at Stamford Bridge was a bad one against us and that's maybe swung the whole title around if you think about it.

"But you can't agonise over these things. Sometimes you get the breaks, sometimes you don't."

Reiterating a point he made in Friday's reflective press conference, the United boss declared the demise of the 2009/10 Champions League campaign to be his biggest regret, with our quarter-final conquerors Bayern Munich through to the Madrid final on 22 May.

"I look at the European Cup as our biggest disappointment to be honest with you. We should have been in the final. We were the better team and played fantastic here, we just didn't have the luck on the night and that's what can happen in football. You need a bit of luck."