United's young generation excites Fergie

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates a ninth Premiership title yesterday with a stark warning for his club's closest rivals.

As the debate over where this latest championship success rates in the Scot's impressive list of achievements, the veteran manager is confident that, with so many key United players at the start of their careers, his current squad can only get better.

"They are young enough," said Ferguson. "A lot of them are winning their first title and that must help them, give them confidence and a system of how to win the league.