The 4-0 humiliation to West Ham in the Carling Cup on Tuesday
night showed the lack of depth at Old Trafford.
Fergie's windfall came after he told United's board he needed to
spend big.
The huge war chest will surprise many of the fans who have
opposed the Glazers' regime since they bought the club in 2005 -
and lumbered it with £705m of debt.
United boss Ferguson has always defended the Yanks, despite the
fans' 'Green and Gold' campaign to oust them.
Fergie needs some big players to replace Old Trafford legends
Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs, who are both probably in their last
season.
And he also wants another top-class striker with only Wayne
Rooney and - occasionally - Dimitar Berbatov carrying the
goalscoring burden.
Ferguson defended his squad when Rooney questioned the ambition
of the club in October and threatened to quit.
While the Red Devils were unbeaten this season until the Hammers
hammering, they had drawn seven of their 15 Premier League games
and are top almost by default.
United have been impressive in qualifying for the knockout stage
of the Champions League.
And if they keep a clean sheet against Valencia on Tuesday, they
will become the first team ever to get through the group stage
without conceding a goal.
