"I'm very pleased. He played his first 45 minutes in 16 months against Aberdeen and a week later he's managed another 60 minutes," Fergie said.
"Gary's a remarkable man and, as everyone who's played football will tell you, when you're in your 30s and you're forced out of the game for 16 months, the comeback is very difficult.
"But he showed tremendous enthusiasm and the speed of his play was quite phenomenal."