Fergie backs makeshift United to beat odds

Martyn Ziegler

United’s list of injuries and other selection problems have lengthened week-by-week through the summer and Ferguson will be down to the bare bones this weekend.

The side will have been buoyed by their away win against Dinamo Bucharest but should he need to make changes in midfield against Chelsea, Ferguson will have to rely on youngsters such as 19-year-old Kieran Richardson.