Rio Ferdinand is full of admiration for United's new signings
after their less than ideal introduction to life at Old
Trafford.
The Reds defender says injuries and suspensions to established
players have not provided the best platform for Nani and Carlos
Tevez, when they would have preferred to slide into a more settled
side.
"It isnt easy for the new signings to slot in, especially when
there are a lot of injuries and the sides a bit fragmented," said
Ferdinand.
"Its been a difficult period for them, but theyve done well.
Carlos movement, his know-how and his nous around the pitch have
been very, very good.
"Nanis the young player with huge potential. Its fantastic for
Nani, having come to a big club like United, to hit the target like
that.
"In that respect hes similar to Ronaldo, he can hit the ball so
hard that as long as he hits the target hes got a chance of
scoring like he did today.
"Hopefully we're going to see a lot more goals like that in the
future."