"We don't need to sign everyone but the way the others are playing we are going to have to look after some of them as well because they are on top form."
Coleman is getting the most out of a small squad and he is determined to keep them together and happy.
Any new negotiations will be a delicate balancing act for the club after a period of belt-tightening but the sale of transferlisted Sean Davis in January should bring in around £5million and Coleman will be given money to spend.
If he uses it wisely and is lucky with injuries and suspensions, Fulham have a chance of establishing themselves above the bottom tier of Premiership clubs.
Their success at Old Trafford, when Lee Clark, Malbranque and Junichi Inamoto became the first visiting Premiership players to score there this season, underlined the potential.
Fulham had not won at United for 40 years and fully deserved the victory against a weakened side as Coleman's players produced the reaction he was seeking following poor performances against Wolves and Newcastle.
Now, after 10 games, Fulham have nearly half the points needed to stay up and Liverpool at Loftus Road next Sunday is no longer a daunting fixture.
They may have to face it without Mark Pembridge, who injured his calf on Saturday, but Jerome Bonnissel and Edwin van der Sar should recover from a twisted ankle and injured thigh, respectively.
Coleman said: "So far this season we have shut a lot of people up because we have got good quality players and a good work ethic.
"After 10 games we are still in the top six and that is a big achievement. But we have got to get to 40 points and that is it.
"Winning at Old Trafford put me on top of the world but it is not more important than getting three points towards safety."
