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Alex Ferguson: the League starts now - watch the full press conference with the Manchester United boss - Video

Published 12:33 20/11/09 By MirrorFootball

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Sir Alex Ferguson believes the race for the Premier League title starts now.

The Manchester United boss reckons the end of international matches until March means the top clubs will start to get into their stride.

"You'll start to see some consistency about the League now," he said, ahead of United's match against Everton tomorrow. "We've got them (the players) now for four months and we're very delighted about that."

Watch the full press conference below and click here for team news and then live text coverage from Old Trafford in our Match Centre.

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