Beattie inspired by United stars

JAMES BEATTIE gave Alex Ferguson another reason to be miserable by following the example of two of the Scotsman’s greatest signings, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Roy Keane.

The England striker headed a close-range winner in the dying minutes at St Mary's on Sunday, continuing the Saints' unbeaten start to the Barclaycard Premiership and capping a rotten week for Ferguson.

The Manchester United manager was hit by an FA charge for his tantrum on the St James' Park sidelines. He then had to endure torment by tabloid as David Beckham's autobiography, serialised in the Sun and News of the World, exposed the details of the England captain's fall-out with Ferguson.