Fabio da Silva insists Manchester United can cope without former teammates Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I do not believe that we are weaker. The club has signed Antonio Valencia, who is a very good player, in the place of Cristiano Ronaldo and (Michael) Owen," said Fabio.

"Clearly, Cristiano is the best in the world, but we are going to handle this situation and we will fight for the championship."