ALAN SMITH 'BLOODY HELL'

Last updated : 03 January 2005 By editor

"The form he's in - bloody hell - he has been fantastic," said Ferguson.

"He has been unbelievable, the boy. I don't know how much you can praise people but since he's been here, he has been absolutely brilliant. He's exceeded my expectations and you have to say he was a great piece of business for us."

"What I like about him is he's a man. I've left him out a couple of times and I said to him he's been fantastic and he told me that he knew he'd done well. He said he would be the first person to say when he's disappointed with himself because he knows his own expectations and that's a great attitude."