After Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said yesterday that he is ‘comfortable’ with the squad he has, thoughts have turned to whether or not the squad is strong enough to compete for trophies.

"I cannot speak about other clubs. We are comfortable with the squad we have got," Sir Alex said.

"We bought players at the right time of the season and we are happy with what we have."

This summer United have signed two players- defender Chris Smalling from Fulham and striker Javier Hernandez from Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas). As usual Man United has been linked with many top name players, but with the amount of debt the club is in, so signing any of those players has looked unrealistic.

Those two additions to the squad are unlikely to step straight into the first team, so is the squad good enough to do better than last season?

Last season United won the Carling Cup, finished second (one point behind) Chelsea, were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. They also went out in the third round of the FA Cup to Leeds United.

There is no doubting that United have a good squad, much of next season will depend on factors such as injuries, last season United had a terrible time with injuries, especially in defence.
Players such as Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Carrick will need to hit some form and the younger players who do play more games for the first team will need to slip straight into the team and impress.
United will also need players such as Luis Nani and Wayne Rooney to shine. Sir Alex will also want to keep hold of Nemanja Vidic, who is rumoured to want a move away from Old Trafford.

For me the main contenders for the Premier League title will be United and Chelsea. Arsenal will be there or thereabouts and Man City are spending ridiculous amounts of money and it would be stupid for me to say that they won’t pose a threat to the top spots.

Anything can happen in the Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup because of the knockout games, they're unpredictable and anything can happen.

The squad is good enough to win a trophy or two but Man United have a tough season ahead of them and will need some luck along the way.

There is no point being all doom and gloom about no more signings, I would have liked to see one or two more but now all we can do is look forward to the season ahead.