Source: Team_Talk
Fergie has faith in young stars
Sir Alex Ferguson insists he would have no worries throwing his youngsters into the intense atmosphere of a North-West showdown with Liverpool.[LNB] The Scot has admitted he is facing a major dilemma over whether to recall skipper Nemanja Vidic for Saturday's trip to Anfield. Vidic has not featured for United since he limped out of the opening-day triumph at West Brom with a calf injury almost two months ago.[LNB]However, the 29-year-old was fit enough to start for Serbia in their Euro 2012 qualifier in Slovakia on Tuesday, only to miss a penalty in a defeat that sent his country tumbling out of the competition.[LNB]Now Ferguson must decide whether that is enough to warrant selection against Liverpool, with Vidic's long-standing central defensive partner Rio Ferdinand also hoping for a recall after starting the Premier League win over Norwich on the bench immediately before the international break.[LNB]It is a major issue for Ferguson because when Vidic and Ferdinand have been out, Jonny Evans, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling have, between them, met almost every challenge during United's unbeaten start to the season.[LNB]Ferguson is certain his youngsters are up for their latest test, which just makes the task of picking a team even harder.[LNB]"They have shown they have got the temperament," said Ferguson.[LNB]"They have come through the Tottenham game, the Arsenal game and the Chelsea game - all good tests.[LNB]"Jonny Evans' form has been absolutely brilliant so I don't have any real concerns about who I play because they are all doing particularly well."[LNB]Yet Vidic is such a dominant figure that heading to Liverpool without him would seem a gamble.[LNB]"He came in yesterday and felt okay," said Ferguson. "But the Liverpool game is such an intense, stamina-draining affair that you want everyone to be 100 per cent. It might be more down to how he feels himself."
