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Fergie lavishes praise on Oxlade-Chamberlain

ESPN staff
January 28, 2011
Sir Alex Ferguson is a big fan of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain © PA Photos
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Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he rates Southampton flyer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain very highly, although the Manchester United manager refused to confirm whether the club was in the running for his signature.

Oxlade-Chamberlain has attracted praise from several quarters, with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger stating his admiration for the 17-year-old.

United travel to St Mary's on Saturday for their fourth round FA Cup clash and Chamberlain's performance is likely to be monitored closely by Ferguson.

"Yes the boy's got potential of course and he's only young," Ferguson said. "Southampton have done very well over the years bringing young players through. He's another one, along with Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott.

"Before that they had the Wallace brothers [Rod, Ray and Danny] and Alan Shearer. They have been good at that [producing players]. They have done a lot right."

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