Fergie rules out January moves for Berbatov and Hutton ... and rubbishes Ronaldo reports

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Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov and Rangers defender Alan Hutton have been linked with a switch to Old Trafford.

However, Ferguson says he has no plans to bring in any new faces as he is happy with the squad at his disposal.

"It is the old game they play," noted Ferguson. "Everyone's trying to play a game, trying to create speculation about who you are going to buy and of course we would have to be buying someone wouldn't we.

"It is the name of the game for Manchester United."

Ferguson has rubbished speculation linking Cristiano Ronaldo with a shock move to Spanish champions Real Madrid.

"I anticipated this. It happens every year in the New Year and you can expect some sort of speculation. The thing with this is, Real are supposed to have spoken to us and (chief executive) David Gill is supposed to have spoken to them, but that's just a lie," he said.

"We've never spoken to them and they have never spoken to us. It's mischievous to the best part, but I just dismiss it because it is nonsense.

"Who wouldn't be interested in Ronaldo? That's why we bought him, but it's nonsense. He has maybe said he wants to play in Spain one day, but does that include Real Madrid or Barcelona?"