Young Pleased With FA Cup Progress

Manchester United midfielder Ashley Young was delighted to help the Reds come from behind against Preston North End and progress into the FA Cup quarter-finals to face Arsenal.

United produced an impressive comeback at Deepdale after Scott Laird put the hosts ahead just after the break, and eventually saw off the League One side thanks to goals from Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini and Wayne Rooney.

Young replaced Radamel Falcao on the hour mark as the Reds looked for an equaliser - a change which inspired Louis van Gaal's side - and the midfielder praised the determination of the players after the game.

“We showed that fighting spirit that we’ve always had throughout the years," he told MUTV. "We went a goal down, but got ourselves back into the game.

"It was disappointing [to go behind] with all the possession we’d had. We had to fight back, we said before the game that we wanted to get through to the quarter-final and we’ve done that so we’re delighted.

“The manager said he wanted to change things when I came on. Any system he wants to play, we’re all out there to do a job and we’ve got many players who can play in a number of formations."

The Reds drew level through Herrera shortly after Young joined the action, before going on to seal a home tie against Arsenal in the next round. Young lauded the United goalscorers and was delighted to be drawn at Old Trafford.

“I saw the first goal deflect and it seemed to take an age to go in, but once it did, we wanted to push on and get another," he added. "As for Marouane, I wouldn’t like to play against him, he’s definitely a handful for any defence and he’s shown that again. I’m delighted for him after his performance today, I think he deserved it.

“Wayne practices penalties in training, and you can tell by the way he strikes the ball that it was going to go in. We see it every week and I’m delighted to see him get on the scoresheet.

“We're pleased to get a home tie, to be honest. We know it will be a tough game, it’s coming to the final stages of the cup. I’m sure that if we produce a performance that we’re capable of, we’ll get through to the next round. We want to win it, and we’ll see what happens.”