SALFORD RED
26-07-2008, 11:06 PM
SIR Alex Ferguson saluted Manchester United's youngsters
after they lifted the Vodacom Challenge trophy in South Africa.
Substitutes Tom Cleverley and Fraizer Campbell both found
the target in the 4-0 victory against Kaizer Chiefs.
Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney were the other scorers
in a comfortable victory at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
Ferguson, who used the final to blood teenagers
Craig Cathcart and Rodrigo Possebon,
was delighted with the way they responded.
He said: "They are all at a good age in terms of us judging them
and most have been out on loan.
"Jonny Evans had a good spell at Sunderland and
was instrumental in them staying up.
Fraizer Campbell was instrumental in bringing Hull up.
"Lee Martin was unfortunate with injuries but he showed
what he can do by setting up the first goal today.
He has potential.
"Craig Cathcart is looking much stronger after injury
and the intention is to put him on loan this season.
"Possebon will stay as he has potential for first-team football
while Cleverley is just a young lad and has time on his side.
All the young players have good potential."
Wayne Rooney took a knock and suffered a dead leg
but is expected to play some part in the match against
Portsmouth in Nigeria on Sunday.
United flew out straight after the match and
Ferguson said he would start with Gary Neville,
Mikael Silvestre, Paul Scholes and Carlos Tevez.
Chiefs collapsed in the second half after defeating
Orlando Pirates on Thursday and United romped
to a comfortable victory.
Giggs had opened the scoring in the 40th minute
and after that it was plain sailing for the Champions League winners
and Premier League champions.
Ferguson added: "The Chiefs were tired in the second half
after playing on Thursday. They spent a lot of energy in the match.
That took its toll on them.
"But in the first half they had their moments and
we managed to scramble through that.
"We got the goal just before half-time and it was not really deserved.
But once we got in front we had no problems after that.
We kept the ball well and are delighted with the result."
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after they lifted the Vodacom Challenge trophy in South Africa.
Substitutes Tom Cleverley and Fraizer Campbell both found
the target in the 4-0 victory against Kaizer Chiefs.
Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney were the other scorers
in a comfortable victory at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
Ferguson, who used the final to blood teenagers
Craig Cathcart and Rodrigo Possebon,
was delighted with the way they responded.
He said: "They are all at a good age in terms of us judging them
and most have been out on loan.
"Jonny Evans had a good spell at Sunderland and
was instrumental in them staying up.
Fraizer Campbell was instrumental in bringing Hull up.
"Lee Martin was unfortunate with injuries but he showed
what he can do by setting up the first goal today.
He has potential.
"Craig Cathcart is looking much stronger after injury
and the intention is to put him on loan this season.
"Possebon will stay as he has potential for first-team football
while Cleverley is just a young lad and has time on his side.
All the young players have good potential."
Wayne Rooney took a knock and suffered a dead leg
but is expected to play some part in the match against
Portsmouth in Nigeria on Sunday.
United flew out straight after the match and
Ferguson said he would start with Gary Neville,
Mikael Silvestre, Paul Scholes and Carlos Tevez.
Chiefs collapsed in the second half after defeating
Orlando Pirates on Thursday and United romped
to a comfortable victory.
Giggs had opened the scoring in the 40th minute
and after that it was plain sailing for the Champions League winners
and Premier League champions.
Ferguson added: "The Chiefs were tired in the second half
after playing on Thursday. They spent a lot of energy in the match.
That took its toll on them.
"But in the first half they had their moments and
we managed to scramble through that.
"We got the goal just before half-time and it was not really deserved.
But once we got in front we had no problems after that.
We kept the ball well and are delighted with the result."
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