Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher says the last campaign was a "transition season".
United lost stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez last summer.
"Maybe last season we went through a period of transition, though you don't realise it at the time," the 26-year-old said.
"We lost some world-class players and other players came in. But we still managed to win the Carling Cup and stay in the league right until the end, while we were very unfortunate in the Champions League. We will learn from the things that went wrong and go one step further next year."
