Alex Ferguson speaks before Premier League opener

Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has been discussing his team's chances ahead of Monday's Premier League match against Newcastle.

The Scot believes that Everton will have a good season now that their big players are back from injury.

He also thinks that the top four will be very tight with Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham and Aston Villa all likely to be challenging for Champion's League spots.

Ferguson said that Tiago Manuel Dias Correia, his signing from a homeless league in Portugal, is likely to be one to watch in the future but will take a while to settle in England.

The United manager is also confident that his young players will begin to breakthrough into the first team and that the mixture of youth and experience in his strikeforce will bring in plenty of goals this season.

His main worry is keeping his defenders fit. Sir Alex thinks that injury problems at the back cost his team the Premier League last year.