Fergie ponders striker reinforcement

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson yesterday confirmed he is weighing up whether to sign another striker before the transfer window shuts at the end of August.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has a hernia problem, Louis Saha a medial ligament injury and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will miss the rest of the season after a knee operation.

With three of his four first-choice forwards ruled out, the situation is taxing for Ferguson ahead of tonight's Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Bucharest.