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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted he could postpone his decision to retire for a second time - to rebuild his struggling side.

The Scot, who changed his mind about quitting at the end of last season, is due to stand down as Old Trafford boss in two years.

I could go on for another three years - my next challenge may well be to rebuild another team

Sir Alex Ferguson

But he said: "I would consider staying on again, postponing my retirement.

"It will depend on how I feel in two years. The thing about life is that your health determines everything.

"You can never take your health for granted. If it is still the same in three years I could reconsider retiring."

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And Ferguson revealed just how deeply he feels for the club he has steered to so much success.

"My burning desire is United. When you have built something like I have here you don't throw it away," he added.

"We had to build three teams. The next challenge may well be to rebuild another one.

Manchester United captain Roy Keane
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"There is no decision about rebuilding the team yet.

"I think in fairness to these players they deserve my trust, but at the end of the season I will analyse it all.

"That is the time to look at it and that's the time to say: 'Do we change and who do we change?'

"I think we have become too nice. I think that we maybe don't have the type of team that can be as aggressive against opponents as we were in 1994, or when we have the likes of Roy Keane and Nicky Butt."


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