LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS LEFT FOR LARSSON

Gary Neville is hoping United can persuade Henrik Larsson to remain at Old Trafford for the remainder of the season. At the moment, Larsson is due to return to Helsingborg on March 12.

“Forwards win you football matches. They are crucially important to any team. If you do not have good centre-forwards then you are in trouble.

“We have three or four good forwards here. It is one of the reasons we are doing so well. They are all different but they all work hard and want to play for the team, which is important.

“Henrik has been fantastic for us. It's not just him filling a position, it is his work-rate, attitude and movement. I just hope we can keep him for as long as possible.”

Larsson himself is quoted:

“I don't think you will see any game when United aren't trying to push forward and score goals. In training I look around at the squad and you can see that any one of them could start a game and United would be as strong as ever.

“It's now that you start to really appreciate having a big squad of quality players. Each player offers something a little different to the team. There has been a great process of bringing players through and buying intelligently at the club.

“We do have a lot of games coming up over the next couple of weeks but that is what being at a club like United is all about. We train well and prepare well and there is no reason why we can't take these games in our stride.

“Everybody is up for it and when you are playing well and enjoying the football, you want to play every day.”