Sir Alex Ferguson praises young Manchester United striker Josh King

 

Simon Stone
Friday 19 October 2012 16:10 BST
Comments
Sir Alex Ferguson is expecting an emotional day at Anfield
Sir Alex Ferguson is expecting an emotional day at Anfield (Manchester United)

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Manchester United striker Josh King following his first international goal for Norway.

King has struggled to make an impact at United since his arrival in 2008.

His only senior appearance for the Red Devils came as a substitute in a League Cup tie with Wolves in 2009, since when he has had spells on loan with Preston, Borussia Monchengladbach and Hull, with limited success, and it does seem his future lies away from Old Trafford.

The 20-year-old's international career has continued to develop though and the Oslo-born player scored his first Norway goal in their 3-1 World Cup qualifying win in Cyprus on Tuesday.

"Josh King has done very well," said Ferguson.

"We get mixed fortunes when players go on loan and Josh didn't play much at Monchengladbach last year.

"But he did well in pre-season and has been working really hard.

"He's shown he has good ability. He scored the third goal on Tuesday and that is bound to have given him a boost.

"He's very quick with a great physique and should have a good career."

PA

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in