Sir Alex Ferguson picked out his front players for special acclaim after watching his free-scoring Manchester United side confirm their place in the Champions League knockout rounds.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has backed rival boss Sven-Goran Eriksson's call for seven substitutes to be allowed in Premier League games.

Presently, only five replacements can be named in domestic matches, a rule out of kilter with UEFA competitions, where seven is the norm.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants changes to agents laws.

He told Inside United: "Agents need to be regulated in a far stricter way.

"Agents give you a transfer fee that they want. You say to yourself, 'where did that come from? It's not directly linked to anything and the figure is in millions. Until clubs recognise it, an increasing amount of money will leave the game.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has taken a swipe at Arsenal's foreign policy.

Fergie said: "It's not wrong that you should be seen to have a proportion of home-based players.

"It would be a problem for a club like Arsenal. That's why they'll protest the loudest. United's critics would say 'It's all right for you, you already have English players in your side'.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says he won't need to buy in January because many of his injured senior players will be available by then.

Ferguson said: "We won't be strengthening in January, I can absolutely assure everyone of that.

"We brought some good players into the club during the summer and we have also added youngsters like Gerard Pique and Danny Simpson to our squad.

Sir Alex Ferguson has been pleasantly surprised by the way Nani has settled since moving from Sporting Lisbon, and the Reds boss predicts a bright future ahead for the Portuguese winger.

The 20-year-old has played in 11 of United's opening 13 fixtures in 2007/08, seven of which have been starts.

Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United were a 'little lucky' to beat Roma.

Ferguson praised Tomasz Kuszczak on his Champions League debut, but admitted Roma failed to make the most of their chances.

"He was excellent. He made a couple of good saves and made a good block in the second half," Ferguson said.

Manchester United have been dealt a blow with the news that Owen Hargreaves requires another month on the sidelines.

The England international had been tipped to make his comeback in Tuesday's UEFA Champions League clash with Roma.

However, Hargreaves felt his knee in training on Monday and now United have opted to give him an injection in his knee.

Sir Alex Ferguson is sweating on the fitness of Owen Hargreaves, Nemanja Vidic and Wes Brown as the Old Trafford boss looks to make it two wins from two in Europe this season.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is amazed by the way Ryan Giggs takes care of himself.

"Ryan is 34 in December and I don't see any deterioration in him. That is quite amazing considering he is a forward," he said.

"The way he looks after himself has a lot to do with it. He won't play in every game but he will be here next season.