No transfer panic at Man Utd - Alexander Ferguson
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists he will not panic buy during the January transfer window.
A knee injury has ended Nemanja Vidic's season and Darren Fletcher is taking an extended break for health reasons.
With Anderson sidelined by a long-term knee problem and Javier Hernandez and Tom Cleverley also out of action, United's resources are stretched.
But Ferguson insists he will not buy "unless someone appears we have always been interested in".
United were knocked out of the Champions League following defeat to Basel, and their growing injury list prompted former midfielder Paul Ince to tell BBC Sport they need to buy a striker.
However, asked if he would bolster his squad in the new year, Ferguson said: "Not necessarily. I don't know why people keep going on about it."
Midfielder Fletcher has not played for three weeks, an absence United had put down to a virus.
However, this week the club confirmed he was suffering from ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel condition.
"We spoke about a virus to protect Darren but it got to the point (where) people were delving," said Ferguson.
"It was getting uncomfortable so we decided to make it public. That was the big decision.
"He has been in hospital for a few days."
Ferguson revealed that striker Dimitar Berbatov is fit after ankle trouble and reserve team midfielder Paul Pogba could also feature in Sunday's Premier League clash with QPR at Loftus Road.
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So let us get this straight...he doesn't know why people keep going on about improving our squad, when we have 8 players injured, including arguably our best, and only two genuine central midfielders who were fit. Oh yeah, and he
knew Fletcher had ulcerative colitis, a CHRONIC debilitating condition, and he did nothing about it other than pretending it was a virus and jettisoned the most similar player we had because he might not be fit.
Awful manager.
no... 
