Ronaldo praises Park Ji Sung Tuesday August 23, 2005
Impressive Park
Park Ji-sung has impressed everyone at Old Trafford with his skill and energy in his first two Premiership games, none more so than a player he will compete with for a first-team place, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 20-year-old Portuguese winger thinks the signing from PSV Eindhoven will be a valuable asset to Sir Alex Ferguson's squad.
Park can play on either wing and stood in for Ronaldo, who has been suffering from a minor ankle injury, in the first two Premiership games of the season.
With Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney also suppling support for Ruud van Nistelrooy, United's attacking options are impressive.
"We already have some great midfielders," Ronaldo told United Review. "We have another now Park has arrived - I'm sure he's going to do very well.
"Of course, you all want to play every game, but the most important thing is that the team is winning. That's something every player here believes. And the competition for places can only be a good thing for the team."
"We have some great midfielders and we now have another in Park. He's going to do very well." Cristiano Ronaldo
At 24, Park is another facet of Ferguson's emerging young team, representing a promising future alongside the likes of Rooney (19), Ronaldo (20) and Fletcher (21).
Sir Alex regularly cites the three as key figures in United's future, but Ronaldo doesn't feel any added demand from his manager's comments.
"I don't feel any additional presure when I hear the manager talk about me and the other young players like that. I feel the same as I did when I first arrived. All I can do is continue to work hard and try to give the best that I can.
The most important thing for me is to concentrate on the present, but of course it's great to hear the manager say things like that.
"We have a very talented group of youngsters and I believe we can only improve as a group as every season goes by."
