Manchester United's academy director Brian McClair insists there is no "post-Ronaldo crisis" at the club.

United lost to Burnley last month and often looked second-best in their last match against Arsenal - before winning 2-1 - but McClair is happy with the start of life without Cristiano Ronaldo.

McClair said: "As far as everybody at Old Trafford is concerned the start of the season is going well. The team was always going to come under more scrutiny than usual after the departure of Ronaldo and what some saw as unspectacular activity in the transfer window.

"United have always hung in there around the top of the table until Christmas and then pushed on.

"To listen to some people you would think we are in some kind of post-Ronaldo crisis. All I will say is look at history and look at Sir Alex Ferguson's record."

McClair, speaking to promote the launch of Championship Manager 2010 which is out tomorrow, said Ferguson will not resort to the infamous 'hairdryer' to push his players.

He added: "Because it doesn't happen much I've been asked a lot how Sir Alex responds to defeat and the answer is a lot more complex than him dishing out the hairdryer treatment. He has this ability to tweak and push along change in players that go on improving the team."

McClair also dismissed the controversy over Manchester City erecting posters of Carlos Tevez in the city centre.

He said: "At United we tend to concentrate on ourselves and do not dwell on others. The Carlos Tevez poster that Manchester City put up that caused a bit of furore didn't really bother us. Those sorts of things are more about bragging rights between fans.

"It's great being a club with plenty of money to spend but there's still a long way to go before anybody on the City side can out brag a United fan."