Fergie blasts criticism of United youngsters

ALEX FERGUSON has rounded on the critics who have written his youngsters off following Manchester United’s Champions League defeat to Besiktas last week.

Ferguson elected to field most of the young players that steered the Red Devils to last season’s Carling Cup success, with strikers Federico Macheda and Danny Welbeck both still in their teens.

Gabriel Obertan and Rafael Da Silva are equally lacking in experience, so while Ferguson was disappointed at United’s failure to collect the point required to confirm top spot in Group B, he felt it had been a useful workout for players he believes have the talent to reach the pinnacle of their profession.