Manchester United's Antonio Valencia achieving Sir Alex Ferguson's goals

21 October 2009 22:03
The 24-year-old winger, a £17 million summer replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, took his tally to two goals in as many games with the winner against Juande Ramos's team.[LNB]And United manager Ferguson believes that the Ecuadorean is grasping the challenge of playing for United following his arrival from Wigan.[LNB] Related ArticlesCSKA Moscow 0 Man Utd 1Ferguson storms out of press conferenceChampions League tablesChampions League actionChampions League fixturesSport on televisionFerguson said: "Valencia has been a plus point for the last few weeks. He is emerging very well, settling into the club, and his confidence is getting stronger.[LNB]"He has tremendous assets for a wide player, but the assets he didn't show at Wigan were his goals, where he would maybe only get three or four a season.[LNB]"This was his challenge when he signed for us. Two in two games will help him."[LNB]Victory enabled United to equal the record set by Ajax of 14 games unbeaten away from home in the Champions League.[LNB]Ferguson said: "I think we should be proud of that because it's not easy away from home in Europe. We have been to some fantastic places over the years, but there's a way of playing in Europe away from home, with maturity. You saw it tonight. We showed good patience and kept good possession."[LNB]Ferguson added: "We took Rio Ferdinand off as a precaution for Liverpool on Sunday, as was the case with Scholes." [LNB]

Source: Telegraph