Fergie: United can win the title. Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that the club can still win the league despite their poor start. United currently find themselves languishing in eighth place on the Premier League table, with just 14 points from their opening nine fixtures, eight points behind leaders Arsenal. It's the Red Devils' worst start to a season since 1989 and has left many questioning the appointment of Ferguson's successor, David Moyes. While the naysayers have already ruled United out of the title race, Ferguson believes that it's too early to rule out a revival. "We had bad starts to the season many times," said the 71-year-old. "We are the only club in that league that can come from behind to win the league because of our history." Ferguson has shown his support for Moyes but has warned the former Everton man that at a club of United's stature, the expectation of winning trophies will always be there. "The thing about coming to a club like United is you can never get away from the expectation and I learned about that quickly," he mused. "I spent a lot of stupid time looking at history, getting out early results from the 10 previous seasons and it was doing me no good, I was getting nowhere with that. "I learned you had to look at your own situation. Winning a trophy at any time is important at this club. "I was there 27 years and that gave me time to look ahead. "When clubs sack their manger they have no evidence it works. When a manager is consistent in his position the club does better and I strongly believe in that. "David Moyes had 10 years at Everton and when he joined he inherited a 'sell, sell, sell' (policy) but he built the club up."