He struck the first in a 3-0 win as Manchester United cruised to victory.
“He’s back,” Ferguson said. “He popped up to score when he should have been controlling things in the centre of midfield, but he’s always had that instinct for goal, he’s had it since he was a kid.
“There have been a lot of negative comments in the media about bringing him back but he’s delivered for us again. He gave us an hour of real quality, scored an important goal, and when you see that level of performance, that quality, you don’t lose that. He has been one of our greatest players.”
