Sir Alex pleased with team form

United’s forwards accept been hogging the limelight of late, but Sir Alex Ferguson is pleased with the performances right throughout his team.

The Reds have scored 17 goals in the last six games, but just as impressively the defence has conceded just once in those matches.

“The team is playing well,” said Sir Alex. “We’re really coming together now.

“It’s forever the same in football; the players who score the goals get all the attention. But if you look at the performance of Jonny Evans the other night, Gary Neville coming back in, John O’Shea who never lets you down, and Darren Fletcher and Anderson in midfield… they were the heart of the team against Celtic. That allows the forwards to get along their line.”

Sir Alex must be thoroughly pleased with the way Dimitar Berbatov has settled in alongside Wayne Rooney. The pair have scored 10 goals in the last five games between them.

The Bulgarian’s arrival paved the way for Louis Saha’s exit from the club. Sir Alex wants to see the talented Frenchman, whose time at Old Trafford was heavily disrupted by injuries, to succeed at Everton – though perhaps not on Saturday.

“A lot of it [letting Louis go] depended on whether we got Berbatov,” added together the Reds boss. “We felt that we were going to get him.

“With Louis, he just didn’t give us enough football. In those situations, which we’ve had in the past, players can leave here and continue their career elsewhere and do well. We hope that Louis goes on and does that with Eve

24/10/2008 11:22, Report by Ben Hibbs