Former Manchester United No2 Mike Phelan feels a big name signing would've been made in the summer if Sir Alex Ferguson had remained in charge. The Mirror reports Phelan, speaking to a Scandinavia-based United supporters' club magazine, suggested that at least one major signing would have arrived in the summer had Ferguson and former chief executive David Gill, who also stepped down after last season, stayed on.
"If Sir Alex and David Gill had still been the bosses... I won't name the player, but there would have been a star signing - one of the absolute best players in the world," said Phelan.
"It was something the boss talked about, and the owners and David Gill were also quite clear on doing it."
Phelan chose not to identify the star he was talking about, but added: "There's very few of such players out there. I think it's clear to everybody who I'm talking about.
"We didn't see the need for a big clear-out of the squad, that's why Sir Alex and I had one big signing in sight.
"One such star signing gives everybody a lift, we saw that with Robin van Persie."
