Sir Alex Ferguson praises Ashley Young for his wide left role – English Premier League
Sir Alex Ferguson has come out and stated that he is quite happy with Ashley Young’s position on the left wing as the former Aston Villa midfielder has had a flying start to his career at Old Trafford. Young was bought by Manchester
United from Aston Villa in the summer transfer window of 2011 for a sizeable transfer fee of around about 16 million pounds. The Englishman rose to prominence at Watford before seeking a move away to Villa Park where he gained fame under the stewardship of
Martin O’Neill who brought the best out of Ashley Young.
O’Neill played Young in different positions, a gesture which has now enabled the English international to become a versatile footballer. Ferguson moved quickly in the presently open summer transfer window to secure Young’s transfer
to Manchester United as other clubs such as Tottenham, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 were also interested in the English winger. Young’s pre-season with Manchester United was littered with wins but he added further glory to his career at Old Trafford by playing a
major part in the Red Devils’ community shield win over Manchester City at the Wembley stadium.
Young assisted United’s first goal of the match which enabled them to embark on a comeback mission which eventually ended in their 3-2 victory over their local rivals. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Mancini’s team were ahead by two goals at the half
time break but a Red Devils blitz ended overhauled their lead thanks to two goals by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Smalling via an Ashley Young free kick. Young came to United’s rescue in their first league encounter of the season as well when they took on West
Bromwich Albion on the previous weekend at the Hawthorns stadium.
The former Watford player had his cross deflected into the back of the net as United turned a one all draw into a 1-2 win over Roy Hodgson’s outfit. Now as Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 prepares to take on the might of Tottenham Hotspurs in United’s
first home match of the season, he spoke to the media and stated, "Ashley can play in different positions but I'm not saying it's going to happen at the moment. He's filling the left-hand side very well but there are options to play him right or off the front.”
The veteran Scotsman added, “The option to play him centrally is not looking great for him, though, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Giggs-c31985 can play there. So we're looking more at the wide positions
for him. But it can help a player in terms of the consistency of playing. John O'Shea, for instance, wasn't in a starting position all the time but, because of his versatility, he made nearly 400 appearances for us in his career here."
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