Ferguson was said to be ranting and raving after Saturday's performance but is he really heralding the end to his tinkering with the team?
"I promise you it will not happen again next year," he said when reflecting on his resting of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Roy Keane, Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes. "I will think seriously about the teams I am going to play."
A bit bloody late don't you think?