Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he would not leave the club if the side were struggling (Manchester United 11/5 to win the 2010/2011 Premier League outright).
The 68-year old has denied speculation that he will be retiring at the end of next season and has recently stated that his health is the only factor that would see him leave Old Trafford.
Ferguson saw his side win the League Cup this season and run Chelsea close for the Premier League title.
The Scotsman, who has been at the club since 1986, would only leave the club if they were in a ‘good, healthy’ position.
He said: “If we hit a bad spell, it would not be the right time to go.
“I would not want to put the new manager into a situation where he was taking over a bad team,” he added.
The United boss is already looking to next season as he hopes to regain the Premier League title from Chelsea.
Ferguson said: “It’s a challenge. A few years ago it was Arsenal, then it was Chelsea, and each time we’ve managed to raise the bar at our football club – and that is exactly what we are going to do next year.”
The manager was close to retiring from football back in 2002 but changed his mind after he saw his team suffer a poor run of form.
Ferguson also revealed that his wife Cathy had a big influence on his decision after he felt that 60 was a good age to retire.
United’s chief executive David Gill has stated that the manager will have a substantial transfer budget to buy players this summer.
The Old Trafford club have been linked with a number of players including Aston Villa midfielder James Milner and Joe Cole, whose contract at Chelsea ends this summer.
New signings may be coming to the club in the next few weeks as transfers get rushed through before the World Cup in South Africa starts, which will increase the cost for potential targets.
United have already made two signings in the form of defender Chris Smalling and striker Javier Hernandez and will be hoping to make a few more additions to the squad in an attempt to bring the Premier League title back to Manchester.
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