The England under 21 star is wanted on a permanent basis by Steve Bruce at Sunderland, but the performances he has put in means that United would be daft to let him go with Fergie saying that the player already had the talent, he just needed first team football to prove it.
Ferguson told The People: "The boy is a fantastic talent but the problem for Danny was that he wasn't getting enough football,
"You had to go back to our youth games, two-and-a-half years ago, for the last time he played more than four games in a row. He also had problems in growing, in terms of his strength."
"But the strength is starting to come now. His physique is settled now and he's starting to put on muscle.
"He's a big, big lad - 6ft 2ins or 6ft 3ins. He played well against Chelsea and Everton.
"He's doing brilliantly and he comes back to us at the end of his loan."