Ronaldo Tips Park To Be Reds Success
Park Ji-sung has impressed everyone at Old Trafford with his skill and energy in his first two Premiership games, none more so than a player he will compete with for a first-team place, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 20-year-old Portuguese winger thinks the signing from PSV Eindhoven will be a valuable asset to Sir Alex Ferguson´s squad.
Park can play on either wing and stood in for Ronaldo, who has been suffering from a minor ankle injury, in the first two Premiership games of the season.
With Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney also suppling support for Ruud van Nistelrooy, United´s attacking options are impressive.
"We already have some great midfielders," Ronaldo told United Review. "We have another now Park has arrived - I´m sure he´s going to do very well.
"Of course, you all want to play every game, but the most important thing is that the team is winning. That´s something every player here believes. And the competition for places can only be a good thing for the team."
At 24, Park is another facet of Ferguson´s emerging young team, representing a promising future alongside the likes of Rooney (19), Ronaldo (20) and Fletcher (21).
Sir Alex regularly cites the three as key figures in United´s future, but Ronaldo doesn´t feel any added demand from his manager´s comments.
"I don´t feel any additional presure when I hear the manager talk about me and the other young players like that. I feel the same as I did when I first arrived. All I can do is continue to work hard and try to give the best that I can.
The most important thing for me is to concentrate on the present, but of course it´s great to hear the manager say things like that.
"We have a very talented group of youngsters and I believe we can only improve as a group as every season goes by."
Report by Ben Hibbs.