Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel had hoped manager Sir Alex Ferguson was going to splash out on a creative midfielder over the summer.
But Schmeichel predicted that United will continue to prosper.
"I would have loved to have seen Wesley Sneijder in the team or Mesut Ozil," he told the US website Beyond the Pitch. "But I like the way Sir Alex Ferguson is building for the future, he's bringing in exceptionally good players.
"Yes, five or six draws already is not great but we've had key players out, some players are not playing up to their top level, we've just come through a World Cup. It's normal.
"Chelsea are flying but they will probably hit the wall. If you look at Manchester United I'm very confident and I'm optimistic. We have the future there."
