Ferguson happy to still be in touch

MANCHESTER UNITED tackle Wigan at Old Trafford tonight with Alex Ferguson admitting he would have gladly accepted being two points adrift of Chelsea in the depth of his defensive injury crisis.

Victory against the Latics will get United precisely to that point in the Barclays Premier League title race.

And with Gary Neville set to join Nemanja Vidic and Wes Brown in Ferguson’s squad, there is now light at the end of what has been a very dark tunnel for the Red Devils.