Fergie hopes Chicharito is satisfied at Manchester United

Sir Alex Ferguson is hoping that striker Javier Hernandez is happy at the club, despite falling behind Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck in the pecking order at Old Trafford.

The 24-year old Mexican burst onto the big scene in his first season at Manchester United when he made 45 appearances and scored 20 goals for the club. However, with Ferguson preferring to go with the Robin van Persie-Wayne Rooney partnership up front, Chicharito has started just 7 league games this season, scoring 8 goals. He has however been kept busy in other competitions, where he has scored another 8 goals in 13 games. Ahead of the match against Aston Villa, Ferguson said:

“I hope Hernandez feels he has made a contribution because we all feel he has done that. He has scored me 16 goals this season, his enthusiasm is always there and there is no reason to think that this isn’t the place for him.”

United will welcome Aston Villa at Old Trafford later tonight and the Red Devils can reclaim the Premier League title tonight by winning against Paul Lambert’s men. But Fergie has set his eye on eclipsing Chelsea‘s tally of 95 points that they managed to gather on their way to the title under Jose Mourinho. Adding, the Scot said that United will not get complacent even if they win the title tonight.

“If we win the league, the team has to be considered in terms of the other teams, there is no doubt about that. But what may create more awareness of the side we have this year is how many points we get.

“We won the league in 1993 with 84 points, in 1997 with 75 points, and have been second to Chelsea with 86 and City with 89 points last season. To win a league, you need consistency and the consistency is good. And we’ve won 26 out of 33 games, which is not bad at all. It doesn’t bother me really, but our points total this season has to be considered in terms of judgment against other teams. It is good for the fans to debate what our best team is.

“If you are asking if Manchester United can win five games in a row, well how many times have we done that? So it’s not beyond us, but the way we are approaching it is quite good and the response [during the 2-2 draw at West Ham] last Wednesday was fantastic, at a ground that is a difficult place to go to and with the way they play and put you under pressure with set pieces.

“I think we’re proud of the players coming out of that and there won’t be any slacking off by them. There is a resilience in the squad, the consistency has been good and, like all the previous teams, they never give in. The history of the club, more than anything, is what the players who have been here for two or three years buy into and they do it well. These are the qualities that have helped them to be where they are right now.”