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Welbeck will get his chance for Man Utd, says Ferguson

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Posted On Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 08:02:26 AM

Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has told Danny Welbeck that he will get a chance to make a goal-scoring contribution to the club's season. Welbeck took his tally to five goals in 14 appearances for England in the 4-2 friendly defeat away to Sweden on Wednesday.

But the 21-year-old has found appearances hard to come by at Old Trafford since the arrival of Dutch striker Robin van Persie from Arsenal in August in a £24 million ($38.1 million, 29.9 million euro) deal. Welbeck has started just five league games, mainly wide on the left, as Ferguson has opted for experience in attack.

England’s Danny Welbeck celebrates after scoring against Sweden

It is a ploy that has served United well this season, with van Persie scoring eight times in 11 league appearances to help United establish a two-point lead in the Premier League table.

But ahead of the match at Norwich City on Saturday, Ferguson promised that Welbeck will get his chance to help United win silverware this season. “It's difficult for me (to leave Welbeck out),” Ferguson told a news conference in Manchester on Friday. “Robin van Persie has come in, we've got Wayne Rooney.
 
You tend to rely on the experience of these players. “What we've got to try and do is alternate selections so that Danny feels he is making a contribution. At the moment, we're tending to play him wide left, which I think he is capable of playing.

“He can still provide a certain type of threat from that position and he's done that many times over the years.

But I think he's a natural centre-forward and he will get opportunities. “He has shown with his form for England that he can be a real asset to us through the middle. He's a good goal threat.”







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