Young guns needed help, claims Ferguson

ALEX FERGUSON has absolved his young players of blame for Manchester United’s shock FA Cup defeat to Leeds last weekend.

The icy conditions around the north-west mean United have been forced to wait to get that dire performance out of their system.

But while Ferguson is still at a loss to explain why his team ended up getting outplayed on home soil by the League One promotion contenders, the United chief is adamant the younger men in his squad were not the ones responsible.