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Sir Alex Ferguson beamed with pride after seeing his Manchester United youngsters - inspired by Danny Welbeck - rip Tottenham apart with three second-half goals at Old Trafford on Monday night.
Injuries to Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic forced Ferguson to field the second-youngest United side in Barclays Premier League history, with an average age of 23 years and one month.
Plenty to shout about: Danny Welbeck celebrates opening the scoring;
It was still enough to maintain United's record of home supremacy over Spurs, though, as Welbeck and Anderson put them in command and Wayne Rooney claimed the 149th goal of his Old Trafford career.
'We really took off in the second half and turned it into a fantastic performance, and I am pleased we did it with such a young side,' said Ferguson.
'That tells you how much we believe in young players. I think the fans appreciate that and realise it's what this club is all about. It's especially relevant when you see the ability they have. We've always had confidence to play young players but this group has fantastic ability.
Happy days: Sir Alex Ferguson is all smiles after United's victory;
'Welbeck has always had great ability, but his progress was slow because, when he was growing, he had a knee condition that held him back.
'Then we sent him to Sunderland on loan, and that's when he became a man. He has a great future.
'We've got Hernandez back as well now, so what do we do? It's going to be a right problem for me.'
Harry Redknapp still hopes to hang on to Luka Modric but finally admitted Chelsea were serious about trying to sign him.
Heads you win: Rooney leaps high to score United's third;
Asked whether it was time for Chelsea to 'put up or shut up', Redknapp, who admitted the growing uncertainty had left Modric in no state to face United, said: 'To be fair, they have put up. The offer is no longer derisory.
'Luka is a great lad but is just a bit confused about where he is at the moment in his football career.
'I don't think he's played his last game for us. I want him to play for us against Manchester City on Sunday. He's a good player and we need him out there for us.'
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