Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Giuseppe Rossi will stay at
Manchester United for the rest of the season.
Rossi has just returned to Old Trafford from a four-month spell
with Newcastle, but speculation had suggested he could be loaned
out to Sunderland until the summer.
However, Ferguson has decided to keep Rossi to aid United's title
push.
"I don't see why we should let anyone go who is going to be useful
to us," Ferguson explained.
"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."
Rossi only made a few appearances for Newcastle but Ferguson
believes he benefited from his time at St James' Park.
"He has great talent, which is why we let him go to Newcastle. 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," he said.
Rossi's return, together with the arrival of Henrik Larsson on
loan, will boost United's string options, but Ferguson feels Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer's return to form after three injury-plagued
seasons has been crucial in the first half of the season.
"Ole is a 100 percent bonus for us this season," said
Ferguson.
"You have to be concerned about anyone who has been out for that
length of time, but he is such a determined lad and he has handled
his rehabilitation with absolutely perfect consideration and care
for himself.
"He has been really attentive to everything we have done with him.
He is just a great professional."