Hernndez acclaimed as Manchester United's new hero

| Thursday October 28, 2010 00:00

 Hern‡ndez, an 81st-minute substitute, struck the winning goal in the final minute of normal time after the visitors had twice equalised.

'We tend to build up heroes very quickly at this club,' Ferguson said, 'but the boy is justifying all the praise he's getting at the moment. He's very professional, first out on the training ground and the last one back in every day.'

The United manager, who saw the £7.4m summer signing Beb score his first goal for the club, added of Hern‡ndez, who is nicknamed the Little Pea: 'When he gets a chance you know he's going to take it. His touch, control of the ball and vision are improving and that's because the training is intense - we care about it and make sure the players do improve.' The downside for United was the crowd of 46,083, their lowest for five years.Hern‡ndez had scored twice in United's 2-1 defeat of Stoke in the Premier League on Sunday.

The United defender Wes Brown said: 'He's got a great attitude to the game. He's a player who wants to learn and score goals and is good at it. He tries his hardest and deserved his goal at the end. He's a new cult hero and I'm sure he can keep it going.'

Ferguson said the fact that Hern‡ndez speaks excellent English has been 'essential' for him settling in so quickly and suggested that is why Beb may not have been so quick to do so. Beb, the relatively unknown striker signed from Portuguese side Vit—ria de Guimar‹es, crowned a promising first start with the opening goal that owed much to fortune - and to assistant referee Darren Cann spotting that it had crossed the line - before George Elokobi equalised.

Park Ji-sung made it 2-1 to the home side but Kevin Foley hauled Wolves level again until Hern‡ndez's excellent finish. The Wolves manager, Mick McCarthy, was delighted about his side's performance but distraught about the result. He picked out the 24-year-old winger Matt Jarvis for particular praise and tipped him as a future England prospect.

'He was terrific, he's a very important player for us,' McCarthy said. 'I sat next to Fabio Capello's assistant, Franco Baldini, at Stoke on Sunday and he spoke highly of him. We responded very well to their goals and came back twice and if we keep playing like that then I believe it will turn for us.' (Guardian)