Ryan Giggs has insisted he is not concerned that
Manchester United’s title rivals are outspending
them, saying David Moyes’ men have the quality
to retain their Premier League crown.
New manager Moyes, who saw his side beat
Wigan 2-0 to win the Community Shield, has
endured a frustrating summer in the transfer
market, with attempts to sign Cesc Fabregas and
Thiago Alcantara failing and Uruguayan
youngster Guillermo Varela his only addition so far. Manchester City, meanwhile, have spent around
£90 million on Fernandinho, Jesus Navas, Alvaro
Negredo and Stevan Jovetic, while Chelsea
manager Jose Mourinho has recruited Andre
Schurrle, Marco van Ginkel and Mark Schwarzer. But player-coach Giggs, who has won a record 13
league titles, is adamant that United do not need
to buy to be champions again. "Obviously Mourinho has come into Chelsea, and
City are spending quite a bit of money, but it is
not something we are worried about," he told PA
Sport. "We are the champions. We know it's not easy to
defend the trophy, but we have experienced it
before and we will try to do it again this season.
The quality is in the squad. We showed that last
year -- now we have to show it again. "I think it has been a slow transfer window. I said
City had done their business early on but, other
than that, there has not been a lot of movement.
It could be a hectic last two weeks. We will just
have to wait and see. "If we sign someone, great. If not, we will just get
on with it. We are quite happy with the players in
our dressing room. We won the league with those
players, and we are looking forward to the start
of the season."
Manchester United’s title rivals are outspending
them, saying David Moyes’ men have the quality
to retain their Premier League crown.
New manager Moyes, who saw his side beat
Wigan 2-0 to win the Community Shield, has
endured a frustrating summer in the transfer
market, with attempts to sign Cesc Fabregas and
Thiago Alcantara failing and Uruguayan
youngster Guillermo Varela his only addition so far. Manchester City, meanwhile, have spent around
£90 million on Fernandinho, Jesus Navas, Alvaro
Negredo and Stevan Jovetic, while Chelsea
manager Jose Mourinho has recruited Andre
Schurrle, Marco van Ginkel and Mark Schwarzer. But player-coach Giggs, who has won a record 13
league titles, is adamant that United do not need
to buy to be champions again. "Obviously Mourinho has come into Chelsea, and
City are spending quite a bit of money, but it is
not something we are worried about," he told PA
Sport. "We are the champions. We know it's not easy to
defend the trophy, but we have experienced it
before and we will try to do it again this season.
The quality is in the squad. We showed that last
year -- now we have to show it again. "I think it has been a slow transfer window. I said
City had done their business early on but, other
than that, there has not been a lot of movement.
It could be a hectic last two weeks. We will just
have to wait and see. "If we sign someone, great. If not, we will just get
on with it. We are quite happy with the players in
our dressing room. We won the league with those
players, and we are looking forward to the start
of the season."
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