Fergie: Man Utd are strong

Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed the power and strength of his squad. United were forced to work tirelessly in their last game against Reading in the Premiership. Fergie also hailed the depth in his side.

Fergie said: "There is a draining effect because of the number of games but our team have been in good form.

"We were strong looking in the last 20 minutes against Aston Villa and were strong in the second half when we faced Newcastle.

"Then at Reading - which was a big physical test - we had our best stats in terms of kilometres run.

"We have so many choices in that area (midfield), which is good."