Summer of change forecast for champions

It did not take Alex Ferguson long to mark out his next major challenge as Manchester United manager.

Summer of change forecast for champions
Mon, 05 May, 2003 - 14:01

It did not take Alex Ferguson long to mark out his next major challenge as Manchester United manager.

Even as he was sipping the celebratory champagne which accompanied the eighth Premier League title win of his illustrious career, Ferguson was plotting a path to European glory.

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