Sir Alex Ferguson has given his reaction to our 2-0 win over Malaysia XI this afternoon.
“The pitch was poor, bumpy and cut up a lot,” said Ferguson. “We could have scored a lot of goals but we missed a lot of chances, in the second half particularly. We started the game well and I’m pleased Owen and Macheda formed a partnership. We escaped without any injuries, apart from Fabio who was tired and had cramp.”
Federico Macheda opened the scoring for us today and Ferguson sees the young striker as being as good as a new player.
“We have big hopes for Macheda, which is why we didn’t raid the market,” Ferguson continued. “He’s strong, aggressive, and a terrific finisher. He’s got a lot of good attributes. Along with Owen, we’ve got two new players. He scored two vital goals last season but he’s still just a young lad who’s improving. I’d definitely include him in the first team pool of strikers.”
Macheda is pleased to be learning from Owen and the manager is happy with the example Owen has been setting.
“The goal was typical of Michael goals and his all-round contribution was very, very good.”
United take on FC Seoul on Friday, a game which RoM will cover on the Liveblog, and the manager is hoping Park Ji-Sung will get his first pre-season action. Park was born in Seoul so it is expected he will be given a warm welcome.
“Park is a hero there,” he added. “We don’t know what his fitness levels are. Hopefully we could give him a part of the game which would delight them over there.”
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“We have big hopes for Macheda, which is why we didn’t raid the market,”
We have two 17/18 talented strikers that I would rather have over some of the ‘established’ strikers around the league.
i will say it again owen is rolling back the years.
wow fergi wat a signing and fergi knows him how to use. haha i know liverfools are hating this.
jcolas, I’m starting to think Welbeck will be used as a winger, anyone else?
@ooodz
yeah maybe but i hope he is not used as a winger. he is a stricker and man utd already has many wingers. hope fergi keeps welbeck as stricker.
but again fergi cant be wrong.
@ Oooodz
Yes i think Welback will be used more as winger.. Which is kind of unfair on the lad.. coz he is basically a striker.. But he is still 18 and last time SAF converted a striker to a mid fielder, he became a legend ALA Paul Scholes
What time is the game? (In the U.K)
Oooodz,It maybe so,but I think he can be used as a striker more effectively.
I don’t wanna annoy anyone but I don’t quite think wellbeck is good enough he shows glimpses of magic but he doesn’t look strong enough and aware enough around the box for me
brilliant fergieeeeeeeeee
It must be hard to play in the humidity and heat over there along with a poor pitch and shady fitness levels.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we’d see Macheda wear the number 7 in the future. Is Welbeck injured?
Leave wellbeck alone, his development will take time plus in a few years time you’ll
See why SAF had so much faith and hope in him becoming a great player for United.
wellbeck is what i believe is very sound technically with some defense ripping skills and pace…….to me if he is provided with enough space to turn around then he can be very lethal …..and not forget he has got a cool head which reflects on his 1 on 1 technique…….i wish he shines here at O.T and anyways sir alex know his players more than we do so…….in-FERGIE-i-TRUST
You must be seein summat different than me then mate
i think oooooodz is right wellbeck will be a winger.
against hull on last day he was like a superhuman on the wing.
cant wait to see how this team will play.
if we click we could be the new AJAX. LOOK AT ALL THOSE YOUNGSTERS/
vds
brown rio vidic evra
valencia fletcher carrick tosic/nani/obertan/wellbeck
berba/owen/macheda rooney
I think Wellbeck is just what united need right now. I realy hope his development continues and we could soon see a new mancunian superstar in the united team. There’s nothing quite like a local lad coming through. Weve not had one since Wes.
welbeck is more talented than maceda…he is a born artist..he is so cool…little nervous…he doesnot fear the ball…..he got glimpses of berbas first touch and rooneys power
The senior players reckon Welbeck is a star in the making and are hugely impressed with him. Be fantastic to see him and Kiko coming through