Man Utd can win league - Ferguson

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex
Ferguson says the team can overturn a poor start
to win the Premier League, despite being eight
points adrift of leaders Arsenal.
Two wins in the last three games means that David
Moyes's side have recovered from United's worst start
in 14 years.
Ferguson, 71, said: "We had bad starts to the season
many times.
"We are the only club in that league that can come
from behind to win the league because of our history."
Ferguson, who remains a club director, retired from
the manager's position at the end of last season after
winning 38 trophies in a 27-year reign.
And Moyes has struggled to win over some fans after a
stuttering start to his United career.
But speaking at the first in a series of Q&A sessions
following the release of his second autobiography,
Ferguson underlined the unique pressures that came
with the job.
He also defended his reasons for publishing the book in
which he criticised former players such as Roy Keane
and David Beckham, adding that it was "astonishing"
that he only had "six issues with players" during his
time at Old Trafford.
"I wrote the book for the fans, to help them
understand why I had to make certain decisions," he
said at a sold-out Lowry Theatre in Salford.
"[It was] not for the press, that was a book to help
people understand how difficult the job is at
Manchester United. It's a massive job, it's the biggest in
the world."
In 'Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography', which was
released on Thursday, Ferguson stressed that many of
his decisions were made in order to maintain control at
the club.
And he re-emphasised that in front of a 1,700-strong
audience, which included Moyes, fellow club director
Sir Bobby Charlton and United legend Denis Law.
"In 27 years at the club, I probably only had six issues
with players," he said. "That's astonishing.
"Of course you have to make decisions for the benefit
of the club, and you become unpopular with the
players as you have seen from the reaction this week.
"But that's part of my job to protect the standards of
the club, the discipline of the club and make sure the
players respect you as manager. I'm the manager and
no-one else."