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Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly been told by the Glazer family to spend whatever it takes to make up the ground on Premiership champions Chelsea.
United finished a distant third behind the Blues in the title race last season, and already trail them by 10 points this term.
The Glazers are set to give Fergie almost unlimited funding in a bid to catch the Roman Abramovich-funded Londoners.
That will be good news to the restless Old Trafford faithful, who were told Ferguson would have £25million to spend each summer following the May takeover.