Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Manchester United’s transfer window business is now over after the arrivals of Luis Antonio Valencia, Gabriel Obertan and Michael Owen but to be honest I don’t believe him. United will still be pursuing targets as they need to strengthen further after losing two of their main men.

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Tonight’s Champions League final should be a great occasion with two great attacking sides on show. However, don’t expect Manchester United to go out and attack Barcelona gung ho as they will be more than aware of the talent of the Catalans in terms of attacking open spaces.

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The Manager of the Year trophy is a certainty to go to Sir Alex Ferguson. It’s hard to argue with that decision when you consider what Manchester United have won and could still win. The award usually goes to managers that wins trophies and the Premier League title, Carling Cup, World Club Championship, an FA Cup semi-final and a Champions League final is some record. There is no way that you could give the trophy to anyone else but there are a few other managers who have done simply superb jobs this season.

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Manchester United are within a point of another title and although the race is never over until the medal is actually in your hand, it’s hard to see them throwing it away now. You can’t really argue with United winning the title the way they’ve performed over the season. They’ve played like champions; have a team that’s worked their socks off and a manager who has proven yet again to be the dominant force in English football.

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There has been a lot said about Sir Alex Ferguson’s team selection at Wembley at the weekend but to be honest changes were always on the cards. Manchester United have had a long hard season and their priorities lie with both the Premier League and Champions League.

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There’s been a lot of attention surrounding the ‘mind games’ being waged by Rafa Benitez and Sir Alex Ferguson as we reach the business end of the season with Rafa’s comments about Manchester United being ‘scared’ very much in the press today. Too much emphasis is placed on this for me as comments from opposing managers don’t influence football results, the players themselves do.

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Manchester United may soon be looking for a new manager if the comments from Sir Alex’s son Darren are to be believed but whoever comes in to replace him will have huge boots to fill. It’s difficult to second guess who could be the next man at the helm as football is such a short-sighted business.

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The press reports that Fabio Capello has told Wayne Rooney to calm down must be taken with a pinch of salt. After all, if the lad loses his aggression then he loses a lot of what makes him so good. Wayne has got to have that in his game. For me, the dismissal at Fulham was not down to him playing his usual aggressive game but down to his frustration at being dropped by Sir Alex.

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Former Manchester United star Paul Parker has given his forthright views on Manchester United this week including the form of Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez plus the his belief that the Red Devils may be missing Carlos Queiroz this season. The former QPR and England star was speaking on Chappers The New Football Pools Podcast.

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There are rumours circulating that Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz has asked for some reassurance that he will succeed Sir Alex as the manager at Old Trafford. And if he doesn’t get it? He’s off!

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