Sir Alex Ferguson does not believe a regulation that is supposed to force managers to play their best team in every game is practical.
The rule was put forward earlier this week as the reason Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Newcastle might take legal action against Manchester United for the side they are likely to field against Hull City.
Ferguson has promised to send out a strong side at the KC Stadium for a game that will help to decide the fate of all those clubs battling relegation.
But the United boss also has to look after his own interests and is expected to rest many of his top players ahead of next Wednesday's UEFA Champions League final.
Ferguson has had to rotate his squad throughout the campaign and he has questioned the effectiveness of the Premier League law in question.
"It has never been practical for years now," said the Scot.
"Richard Scudamore has more or less said that and he is chief executive of the Premier League, so he is speaking from a position of authority.
"The modern day game is about a squad. Everyone uses it, even teams fighting down at the bottom.
"The days when Liverpool won the league only using 14 players are no longer possible. Nobody even thinks about that now."
Ferguson made a number of bold selection choices for the recent clash with Middlesbrough, which United won, and also changed his team around for the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Everton.
He recognises that results alter people's perceptions, saying: "If we had lost that game at Middlesbrough there would have been a huge hue and cry."
"But I believe it is a good thing you are able to use your squad.
"If you look at my squad now the number of games they have all played is evenly spread out. Jonny Evans has played around 37 games, which is fantastic for us and for him because he gets experience.
"The idea is to get everyone making a contribution.
"Once you have a large squad, unless you utilise it, you are going to lose players anyway because they will want to move on to somewhere where they are going to make some contribution."
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