Young gun returns to United

bryanseb SG

Starlet Lee Martin has returned to Manchester United after ending his loan spell at Rangers.

The 19-year-old winger moved to Ibrox in the summer with team-mate Phil Bardsley and impressed in his first games under boss Paul Le Guen.

But Rangers have struggled this season, falling well behind leaders Celtic in the race for the Scottish Premier League crown.

Injury also hampered Martin's (pictured) progress and he has now returned to Old Trafford after just five starts for The Light Blues.

Wigan Athletic and Cardiff City are now thought to be keen on a move for the player for the second half of the season, although Sir Alex Ferguson is yet to decide his fate.

Gers midfielder Gavin Rae could meanwhile, also be heading out of Ibrox ahead of his contract expiring in the summer.

Rae has been plagued by knee injuries since leaving Dundee at the start of 2004, and he now seems set to move in the January transfer window.

"I have not been involved much this season and if I am not going to play in the second half of the campaign then it might be better to move on," Rae told Rangers TV.

dinky1409 SG

Do you think the new batch of fergie fledglings gonna be as good as the beckham, giggs, butt, scholes, neville ones? The current ones which are richardson, brown, fletcher, o shea and all not too good leh but not too bad either…

bryanseb SG

Only Richardson, fletcher, Rooney and C. Ronaldo will make the cut.

Rest no hope.

Dead_Man_Inc SG

i would love to see Lee Martin to stay in Man Utd and prove himself..

CKeer SG

The young guns came at the wrong time because United has too many established and young stars.

Unless they can prove to Fergie that they can replace Giggs, Scholes, Neville, Van der Sar, otherwise it's a wasted journey in football for them.

Cheers.
C.K

Dead_Man_Inc SG

So which of these young guns will be out on load again?”

Dead_Man_Inc SG

Sir Alex Ferguson believes the returning Giuseppe Rossi could play an important part in United's title bid over the coming months.

The 19-year-old striker has recently returned to Old Trafford having completed a four month loan spell at Newcastle.

There was speculation that Rossi could make a swift return to the North East to link up with former United skipper Roy Keane at Sunderland, but Sir Alex insists the Italian U21 international is staying put.

"I don't see why we should let anyone go who is going to be useful to us," declared the Reds' boss.

"The run-in could be full of all sorts of pitfalls. We want to be prepared for it and we want to be able to handle it all, so it is good to get Giuseppe back.

"He has great talent, which is why we let him go to Newcastle," added Sir Alex. "And even though he did not have a lot of games, he still comes back to us with a bit more experience and a bit of quality."

Meanwhile, Sir Alex has confirmed that three other youngsters returning from loan deals - Dong Fangzhuo, Lee Martin and Danny Simpson - will remain at Old Trafford for the second half of the campaign.

iceFatboy SG

he has a good chance to learn from Larsson.