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Take a walk around Carrington this season and you won't bump into Sir Alex Ferguson. You won't see picture after picture of the former Manchester United manager in the hallways or hear him chatting to staff in the canteen. On the contrary, in fact, Ferguson has been to United's training ground only once since retiring after a quarter of a century at the club last year, on David Moyes' first day in the job on July 1. The most successful manager in British football history introduced his successor to staff, gave him a brief tour of the complex and left for good. The Manchester United boss insists his predecessor "is only there to help" after recent criticism Despite popular belief and the protestations of onlooking psychologists, Ferguson is more determined than anyone at the club that Moyes be allowed to do things his way at United.