Ferguson ready to unleash Kagawa

Alex Ferguson has confirmed new-boy Shinji Kagawa will start Manchester United’s pre-season encounter with Ajax Cape Town today.

The £17 million summer arrival from Borussia Dortmund was restricted to a couple of minutes as a substitute in Durban on Wednesday.

Although it was a disappointment for the supporters who had hoped to see Kagawa in action for the first time, Ferguson claimed because the 23-year-old had arrived for training slightly later that his team-mates, he needed additional work in South Africa this week.