The pragmatist Ferguson accepted the takeover easily enough, since it removed powerful shareholders who had become his enemies, but in an uncertain period he has to improve his team radically.

• 实用主义者弗格森很轻易地接受了曼联易主的事实，因为这除去了曾是其敌人的强大股东，但在一段动荡时期中他得全面改进这支队伍。