Manchester United boss
Sir Alex Ferguson says Danny
Welbeck and Kiko Macheda will get their chance against Besiktas
tomorrow night.
Young strikers Welbeck, 19 on Thursday, and Macheda, 18, have
been conspicuous by their absence from Ferguson’s squads this
term.
Ferguson admits that he must now test Welbeck and Macheda at the
highest level in order not to stunt their development at Old
Trafford.
Ferguson said: “I will be making changes (against Besiktas). Not
a lot, but enough just to freshen it up. It’s a problem keeping
players happy, but everyone has that when you have a squad of
players.
“We use the League Cup for that and, if we can qualify early
enough in the (Champions League) group, we can then use the likes
of Welbeck. He will definitely play (against Besiktas) and Macheda
too probably. They are the ones that need to be challenged.
“They’ve reached a point, and it happens in football, when a
footballer has the ability to be a top player and you recognise
that. You have to give them the challenge. If you don’t, they lose
the scent.
“But this club has been good at recognising that over the
years.
“It’s unfortunate for players above them, but when the likes of
Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes came through, we thought they were
certainties, but we had to give them a chance. And we did.
“That’s the nature of football. A young player turns the corner
and takes someone’s job.”