Manchester United squeeze past Southampton 'Ferguson praises Chicarito'

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Chicharito drew special praise from Sir Alex Ferguson after booking Manchester United's place in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a trademark finish to sink a plucky Southampton.

Behind at the break to a thumping Richard Chaplow drive, United silenced the St Mary’s crowd in the second half with goals from Michael Owen and the Mexican youngster.

Hernandez helped dig United out of hole at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday and rounded his week off by grabbing a first ever FA Cup goal 14 minutes from time.

Ferguson told MUTV: "He's only had one chance and he's scored - one chance, one goal is a tremendous ratio.

"He has great feet in and around the box and gets his shots away quickly with hardly any backlift.”

The 22-year-old has now scored four goals in just six games and offers the side more than just goals according to his manager.

"His workrate is fantastic and he's always on the move. We probably we didn't find enough space for him at times, but you also have to give Southampton a bit of credit too. Their defenders read things well,” said Ferguson.

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