Sir Alex Ferguson has said Premier League defenders will be scared by the pace of the squad's new addition, Javier Hernandez. Chicharito made a dream start to his United career, as he netted a debut goal on front of over 70,000 fans in Houston, Texas, as The Reds hammered the MLS All-Stars 5-2 on Wednesday night...

'Chicharito' was given a standing ovation as he entered the field in the 63rd minute, replacing Kiko Macheda - who had bagged a brace. 20 minutes later, and the 22-year-old Mexican lobbed keeper Nick Rimando from over 20 yards out.

"The one thing defenders worry about is players with speed, who get into the space behind them," said Sir Alex, delighted. "When you see Hernandez's goal it is an indication of that speed. The timing of his run, coming towards the ball spinning he is going to be a threat to defenders, no question."

The boss was equally pleased with the performance of Italian Macheda: "We always say about Macheda that he probably the best player we have in terms of going through one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He’s outstanding in thosepositions. You always feel very confident. When he went through, I expected him to score. It was a well-taken goal."

He continued: "The confidence Tom Cleverley had to flick the ball over the defender’s head, then the composure to finish it off, meant it was an outstanding goal. The thing I was looking for was our possession of the ball," he said. "We were much better at that. Through that we had a good tempo to our game, good rythm to our play. It was a really good performance by us. We got a good start to the match and the team were confident for this challenge."

The Scot also confirmed Gabby Obertan will be out for up to two weeks, after sustaining an injury early on.