Soccer:Alex Ferguson refused to confirm or deny his interest in signing Germany star Mesut Ozil following Manchester United's Community Shield victory.
United boss Ferguson was at Craven Cottage on Saturday, when Ozil's Werder Bremen side were playing Fulham in a pre-season friendly.
Ferguson hinted he was an admirer of the 21-year-old midfielder - one of the best players at this summer's World Cup - but asked if he was interested in bringing the playmaker to Old Trafford, he replied cryptically: "I don't know."
He added: "I think a lot of clubs would be interested in Ozil.
"At the moment, I think we've got a great squad. I don't need to add to it - that's my opinion. I trust them.
"But, as I said, there are a lot of clubs interested in him."
Ferguson was happy with United's performance against Chelsea, which saw them run out 3-1 winners at Wembley.
But he was even more pleased with being able to give a number of his players a much-needed run-out, including Wayne Rooney.
The England striker put his World Cup misery behind him to impressive in a 45-minute cameo that saw him lay on United's opener with an inch-perfect cross for Antonio Valencia.
Ferguson said: "The making of the goal, marvellous run and first-time ball; I don't think Antonio could've missed it. It was a magnificent ball in."
The United boss was also effusive about Rooney's half-time replacement, Javier Hernandez, who marked his debut with a bizarre goal.
The Mexico striker slipped trying to turn in Valencia's cross and ended up kicking the ball against his own face and into the net.
Salomon Kalou pulled a goal back for double-winners Chelsea, who also went close to levelling before substitute Dimitar Berbatov sealed the win in stoppage time.
Ferguson hit out at the critics who have questioned whether the Bulgarian has lived up to his £32million (€38m) price tag since joining United.
But the United boss saved the biggest plaudits to the evergreen Paul Scholes, who gave a midfield masterclass to earn the man-of-the-match award.
Ferguson had to talk Scholes out of retirement at the end of last season, but admitted he had also considered putting the midfielder out to pasture.
"This time last season, he's saying to himself, 'This is my last season' - and a lot of people thought that," Ferguson said.
"It came across my mind also, simply because he's had a lot of injuries in his career. He keeps coming back; it's not easy to do that.
"It's a phenomenon that he goes out there, becomes man of the match, approaching his 36th birthday.
"He's just an incredible footballer."
Scholes was partnered by Michael Carrick, who was a shock starter two days after Ferguson had ruled him out for two weeks with an ankle injury.
"On Friday, I was certain he was out for two weeks," Ferguson said. "He came in yesterday, says he was fit, wanted to train, trained, and wanted to play.
"The minute he says he's fit, we had to play him, simply because he needs game time."
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti admitted his side deserved to lose. He said: "It was a better day for them; they played better than us. They deserved to win."
The defeat was Chelsea's fourth in a row in the build-up to their defence of the Barclays Premier League.
Ancelotti once again shrugged off their poor pre-season form, insisting his World Cup players had not had enough time to get back up to speed.
"We need for the players who came back the 26th of July to have more time to train," he said.
"Obviously, we are disappointed because losing the game was not good for us.
"Now, we have to look forward with optimism, with trust."
However, the Italian admitted the likes of John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Didier Drogba would not be match fit for another fortnight.
He confirmed goalkeeper Petr Cech would be fit for Saturday's Premier League opener with West Brom, while Alex will also return to training next week.
The Chelsea boss also revealed Deco's move to Fluminense was not yet a done deal but admitted his departure would open up a spot in the Stamford Bridge midfield.
That is set to be filled by Brazil midfielder Ramires, whose £18million transfer from Benfica has still to be rubber-stamped.
"Nothing is decided," Ancelotti said.