United back in the old routine

IN the short-term, Manchester United will continue to do what they do but the last few weeks have raised plenty of questions about the future, and even Alex Ferguson’s legacy.

For all their supporters’ bravado, the Champions League exit in Basel will take some living down and the reality is that in four group games against the Swiss and Benfica, United failed to register a single victory.

Even a United squad that was not favourite to win the Premier League should have negotiated a safe way through that group and yet there are no obvious quick fixes in the transfer market for Ferguson.