Manchester United captain Gary Neville believes their
Premiership rivals underestimated the expertise of Sir Alex
Ferguson prior to their Premiership success last
season.
United ended their three year Premiership drought by lifting the
title last season and Neville feels nobody expected the revival,
although he believes Ferguson knew exactly what he was doing.
"Nobody thought Manchester United would win the Premier League last
season," he said. "But they underestimated us. They underestimated
the knowledge and class of our manager.
"For two to three years we had been in suffering. At the start of
the season we added Michael Carrick to our squad and lost Ruud van
Nistelrooy. But Chelsea added Andriy Shevchenko and Michael
Ballack.
"But the manager knew what he was doing over a period of two years
in building a new team and now we are in a fantastic
position.
"Last season we played the best football, the most attacking and
entertaining football - and we deserved to win the trophy.
"I don't think a United fan could ever be as excited about the
players, the team and about the way the club is, as today."
Meanwhile the 32-year-old right-back revealed that he is closing in
on a return to fitness following his foot injury and hopes to be
availabe in time for the start of the new season.
