Sir Alex Ferguson has given United fans further good news on the
back of the club's first Barclays Premier League win in
2007/08.
Speaking after Sunday's narrow 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur,
the Reds boss revealed both Louis Saha and Anderson should be
involved when Sunderland visit Old Trafford. The latter has yet to
play for United competitively due to a hamstring problem.
"I think Louis Saha will be available for next Saturday's game, and
Anderson will definitely be fit," said Sir Alex.
"We've got other players to come back, too. Gary Neville is a
couple of weeks away, so we're getting there. There are also new
players settling into the team, like Nani and Tevez.
"It's never easy coming to United when teams are so revved up to
play against us. It is not going to be easy for them and they need
time to settle. We have to be patient."
Sir Alex will hope the imminent additions of Anderson and Saha will
address United's uncharacteristic problems in attack - prior to
Nani's stunning winner against Spurs, the Reds had failed to score
in 233 minutes of football.
"I thought we lacked a bit of confidence in the early part of the
match," admitted Sir Alex. "I think the players were anxious,
because the expectation is high here.
"But once the first ten minutes were over, it was a reasonable
performance from us, not brilliant, not as good as in previous
games.
"What was required during the second half and right through the
game was to dig in, play with great commitment and show the right
discipline to win a football match. 1-0 was a great scoreline today
simply because it was going to be a difficult game anyway.
"I can look on today as the first time this season that we've had a
little break. Hopefully it will give us the confidence to enjoy our
football and we can now go on a long run."
