Manchester United Transfer News: Fergie Enjoys Much-Deserved Deadline Silence

The transfer deadline came and went, and Sir Alex Ferguson merely kicked up his feet and reclined his chair.

While other EPL powers were spending time and money, Manchester United was mum on the most important day of the summer, and they earned it. 

By the end of August 31st deadline, the English Premier League had accumulated £485 million in spending. The reason Manchester United closed their books before Wednesday is that they has already won the summer battle. 

United own a great deal of the £485 million that was spent. They moved into the summer with the knowledge that they were close, but not quite at the level of Champions League-winner Barcelona. 

In addition, they were losing two of their most famed players to retirement, Paul Scholes and Edwin van der Sar.

That demanded Fergie to get cracking as the temperature rose over Manchester. The greatest of his signings are making United an unbeatable force early in this season. 

David de Gea had some early troubles. Those jitters will continue to dissolve as he gets more comfortable as the heir to the United sticks. 

The real find has been Ashley Young, who has flourished as the Devils' winger extraordinaire. Ferguson is pressing the ball forward, and Young seems prepared to replicate the magical year he had last season. 

After just a couple of fixtures, it's clear that the EPL is a one-horse race at the moment. Ferguson's side is hardly missing their man in the middle, Paul Scholes—not with the rise of Tom Cleverly at Old Trafford. 

This team is so deep that injuries to Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic go unnoticed at the moment. On deadline day, Sir Alex Ferguson was unable to get his hands dirty on a wildly entertaining day.

Missing out on all the fun is just about the best problem you can have.