Manchester United Transfer News: Why Fergie Would Be Foolish to Make Moves

Any transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United were put soundly to bed on Sunday when the Red Devils, with a first-team squad stacked from top to bottom with quality, made quick work of Premier League rival Arsenal at Old Trafford by a score of 8-2.

The decision against the Gunners serves as just the latest development in the early going of the 2011-12 season to suggest that Sir Alex Ferguson's current side may be even better than the one that finished top of the table in the Premiership and was runner-up in the UEFA Champions League last term.

Even with just three league matches played thus far, it is abundantly clear that Man U do not need any reinforcements at the moment and furthermore would be well advised to avoid the transfer market entirely, lest they disrupt the budding chemistry of their exciting side.

Starlets and New Boys Fitting in Just Fine...

There was some uncertainty lingering about Old Trafford this summer. For the first time since 1994, the Red Devils would begin league play without venerable midfielder Paul Scholes. Throw in the retirement of goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who retired after six years with United, and the winds of change were whipping ever harder in the faces of the defending Premier League champions.

And while David de Gea, the young Spaniard brought over from Atletico Madrid this summer, has been shaky in van der Sar's place thus far, United have had no such complaints about Scholes' successors.

Youngsters Tom Cleverley and Anderson and new boy Ashley Young have not exactly wiped away memories of Scholes, who is widely regarded as perhaps the greatest midfielder of his generation, but their combined efforts have been more than adequate in his place.

The 22-year-old Cleverley has been nothing short of a revelation for Fergie thus far. After spending the last two years on loan between Leicester City, Watford and Wigan Athletic, Cleverley has wasted no time establishing himself as a long-term fixture in Fergie's starting XI. He and Anderson, who has been with the club since 2007, have played brilliantly in place of Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher, joining forces with fellow starlet Danny Welbeck to spark a United attack that has put the ball in the net 13 times in three contests.

Young has also figured prominently into the beautiful picture painted by United thus far. The new boy, whom Fergie acquired from Aston Villa this summer for £16 million, was arguably the man of the match against the Gunners, notching three more assists and notching his first two goals with United in rather brilliant fashion.

Clearly, then, Scholes' retirement, along with the sparse time afforded to Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov, has not harmed Man U's ability to put the ball in net.   

...On Defence, As Well

Man U have seen a similar changing of the guard on defence, where new boy Phil Jones has teamed with fellow youngsters Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans and the veteran Patrice Evra to give the vulnerable de Gea a veritable iron curtain in front of the net. Despite de Gea's struggles and the absences of Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand and Rafael Da Silva, the Red Devils have allowed a mere three goals through three fixtures thus far.

A ratio that figures to improve as de Gea gains greater comfort in goal and as the club's wounded return to fitness. The skipper Vidic is expected to be out for another three weeks with a calf injury whil Da Silva will need quite a bit longer—about two and a half months—before he is fully recovered from shoulder surgery.

Ferdinand has already returned from his knock but is giving the other two a glimpse as to the seriousness of Fergie's stern warning regarding their roles going forward. The 21-year-old Da Silva should have little trouble competing with Jones (19), Smalling (21) and Evans (23), though the same cannot be said for Ferdinand (32) and Vidic (29), especially considering the nature of their injuries.

And if proven players of their tremendous quality cannot even crack the starting XI, then why should Fergie bother to make a move?

More Acquisitions Would Stunt Developing Chemistry

 Especially when all of United's youngsters and new boys have played so well together from the outset.

Why throw another player into the mix when the chemistry between the current crop has proven to be so marvelous thus far?

One bad apple could ostensibly spoil the whole bunch to some degree. Young players in any sport, but particularly in football, tend to be much more emotionally volatile than their more experienced counterparts. The addition of another new boy, especially one with a big personality (i.e. Wesley Sneijder), could disrupt the rapport that Fergie's revamped first-team squad has developed over these last three weeks.

Sneijder, in particular, could cause a ruckus if he were to be brought on, though the chances of him coming to Old Trafford before Wednesday's transfer deadline are slim to none. Adding a star of Sneijder's ego would only serve to shake up the hierarchy of a side that seems pretty well set at every position on the pitch at the moment.

The Well of Talent Runs Deep at Old Trafford

And while the potential for injury is always a concern, United already possess terrific depth across their current club, certainly enough to keep the purse strings tight.

Case in point: the Red Devils have ruled out Danny Welbeck for the next four to five weeks with a hamstring injury he sustained against the Gunners, but should have little trouble holding steady atop the table thanks to the flurry of fantastic forwards that Fergie has at his disposal.

That group includes Dimitar Berbatov, the reigning Premier League Golden Boot co-recipient, and Chicharito, who played so well in his first term at Old Trafford that he dislodged the Bulgarian from his starting spot partway through.

And let's not forget about Michael Owen, Federico Macheda and Mame Biram Diouf, each of whom has yet to see a single moment of playing time this season.

Fergie does not have quite that degree of quality available at his other spots, but will soon enough once his injured stars return to fitness.

All of this adds up to one simple fact: that Man U is locked, loaded and prepared to bring home some fresh silverware this season.

In the meantime, Fergie should heed the famous words of American businessman Bert Lance, who told Nation's Business in 1977, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Because clearly, United are anything but "broke". Just ask Arsenal.

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