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Sir Alex: 10+ years for United to claim title Ruben: We can do it way before then

- TYRONE MARSHALL

RUBEN AMORIM has insisted Manchester United will be ready to win the title in the "next few years" after Sir Alex Ferguson claimed it could take over a decade for them to regain the Premier League crown.

Ferguson compared United's current slump to the 31-year title drought Liverpool suffered and said it could be another cycle or two before his former club are ready to win the league. The 83-year-old won 13 Premier League titles in his trophy-strewn era at Old Trafford but feels it could be a while before they are at the top of the tree again domestically.