Fergie not looking to add

United boss rules out New Year arrivals

By Chris Burton   Last updated: 21st December 2009   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Fergie not looking to add

Ferguson: Riding out the storm

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has ruled out the prospect of buying his way out of an injury crisis.

The Red Devils have seen their defensive options decimated over recent weeks, with a number of players asked to play out of position in order to plug the gaps.

The likes of Darren Fletcher and Michael Carrick have fared admirably in unfamiliar roles, but they are midfielders by trade and cannot be expected to provide long-term cover.

That is a situation causing some concern for Ferguson, who is still without the services of Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Wes Brown, Jonny Evans, John O'Shea, Gary Neville and Rafael Da Silva.

With no sign of the injury nightmare abating, there had been rumours that United would look to bring in fresh faces during the January transfer window.

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England international Sol Campbell, who is currently available as a free agent, was among those to be touted, but Ferguson is adamant that his side can paper over the cracks until their injured stars are ready to return to action.

"That has not come onto the agenda," he told Key 103 when asked about the possibility of utilising the winter window to aid his cause.

"We hope that Wes Brown will be back in a week or 10 days' time, Rio Ferdinand is improving, Gary Neville is getting there and Rafael Da Silva has now started training.

"We are not so bad and we are not looking at signing players."