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Ferguson issues Welbeck warning
Manchester United, 13:15, January 27, 2012
Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Premier League defenders that Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck still has a lot of growing up to do.
Welbeck's introduction to the United first-team has been one of the major bonuses for Ferguson this season. The 21-year-old was part of the new wave of Red Devils that took the early weeks of the campaign by storm.
However, after a month on the sidelines with a muscle injury picked up on England duty in November, Welbeck has hit a rich vein of form, scoring four times on his last six appearances and taking his tally to three in three games with his late winner at Arsenal last week.
It represents the kind of return that saw Ferguson predict Welbeck would gatecrash Fabio Capello's World Cup squad in 2010. A succession of niggling problems prevented that from happening. But now the Manchester-born striker is fulfilling his potential, even if Ferguson feels there is still a bit of physical development left.
"We were always aware of Danny Welbeck's ability," said the United boss. "The issue with him now is addressing the physical side. When he was 16 he had problems with his knees because he was growing, then he had some thigh problems.
"It was nothing serious, just a matter of waiting for Danny to develop into a man, which we are seeing the signs of now. He has a great physique but there is still more to come. Our stats show there's still a bit to do before he becomes a complete adult."
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