CARLOS IS MY MAN

Last updated : 24 October 2005 By editor

"I rely on Carlos a lot," Ferguson weakly intones.

"He is a very capable man and brings his experience to bear in order to widen our horizons. If I was a young player starting out with United and found myself under a coach who works as hard and puts as much thought into helping me develop as Carlos does, then I would count myself very fortunate indeed. The training is all meticulously prepared and I know that his aim is to improve every player with each session.”

"As for me allowing him too much influence, he has no more authority than any of our previous coaches - like say, Steve McClaren - but he is allowed to get on with his own job. We work closely together. He knows the theme and gets on with it without constant interference. I have every confidence in our set-up."