Sir Alex will again place his trust in youth when Tottenham travel to Old Trafford on Monday night.
The boss was pleased with the display in the 2-1 win at West Brom with the likes of Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck grasping their opportunity. With Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand injured, there will also be an unfamiliar look to the defence with Phil Jones, Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling set to start.
"The team on Monday will be a very young defensive line-up, with Jones and Evans in the centre and Smalling at right-back," revealed the manager. "But Patrice Evra will be back for Spurs, which gives us experience.
"David De Gea will learn from the experience of the games he's had so far. We'll also have Cleverley and Welbeck. So it's a very young team at the moment, but it's a team full of energy and it's a team of great ability. I'm enjoying watching them at the moment.
"I'm not worried about the young players filling in at the back. Evans has ample experience, of course, and has been at the club since he was 12 years old. He's played plenty of first-team games.
"Phil Jones has the experience of playing for Blackburn last season in the Barclays Premier League and I thought he and Chris Smalling were the stars for England Under-21s in the summer. Chris had a fantastic first season and he's continued his progress this year.
"So I have no issues whatsoever with playing those guys. We brought in Phil Jones at 19, David De Gea at 20 and Ashley Young at 25. We're happy with the age of the squad."
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