Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson may oversee the sales of several of his players in the coming weeks.

The Manchester Evening News says Carlos Tevez is set to open the Old Trafford exit door for Alan Smith and the arrivals of Owen Hargreaves, Nani and Anderson to United in the Reds midfield have already left Kieran Richardson weighing up his options.

And a fully fit defensive unit to kick off United's bid to retain the title and their Champions League push has also potentially unlocked the way out gate for Wes Brown and Gabriel Heinze.

John O'Shea and Darren Fletcher might also be among those whom manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits could consider their match time tally will suffer as a result of the champions building work and seek a move.