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Ferguson ready to buy in January

LONDON, Engand -- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will be using the January transfer window to strengthen his injury-hit squad.

United bounced back from a disappointing start to the season to beat Premiership leaders Chelsea 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

But Ferguson still feels he will need to bring in fresh faces. "We're relying too much on our younger players at a time when we're missing the experience of Roy Keane, Gary Neville and Gabriel Heinze," he said.

"What I will be looking to do is increase the squad in January, but you have to dismiss the possibility of getting players from clubs who think they can win the Champions League.

"That narrows down your options but we're playing the numbers game right now. It's actually numbers we're lacking, so that's what we'll be looking at in the transfer window," he told the Manchester United Web site Tuesday.

Ferguson added that a replacement for club captain Roy Keane, currently sidelined through injury but in the final year of his contract, was a priority.

Meanwhile, former United star David Beckham has backed Keane's decision to criticize some members of the current squad.

Some of the men in Keane's line of fire - Alan Smith, Darren Fletcher and Rio Ferdinand - played starring roles in the win over Chelsea. And Real Madrid midfielder Beckham said of Keane:

"He is the Manchester United captain so he has the right to his opinion and to say what he feels.

"I think that Roy Keane is a very, very strong personality. He is one of the best leaders, one of the best captains I have ever played with. Everyone respects Roy and what he has to say.

"If any one of the Manchester United players I played with is going to be a manager, it's him. Managers need to scare players sometimes. Roy would do that."

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