Ferguson hails Ronaldo

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Ronaldo scored the only goal of the game, and his 31st of a quite remarkable season from his ninth of 11 opportunities overall in a vital 1-0 victory at rock-bottom Derby.

"In the first 20 minutes we should have been four or five up, and that would have made it much, much easier for us," said Ferguson. "But the name of the game is to win, and we have to thank Ronaldo again. It was a fantastic goal because it wasn't easy to take."

He added: "The ball bounced up off the turf and he had to get up and over it and make sure he kept it down. It was a really good finish.

"It was probably his hardest chance of the match because he had a lot of tremendous chances throughout the game.

"Everybody trusts him now, and what you have to admire about the boy is that his courage is beyond question.

"I don't know how many fouls he has on him every game. Last week there were three in the first seven minutes, and seven in total, yet no-one was booked.

"So he has the courage to get up and get on with it. He made a comment last week that he is getting a bit frustrated with it all, but he has to trust the game.

"People want to see footballers like him, and I think we have to give him encouragement, and we do that.

"We tell him to keep doing what he is good at, not to stop. That is what we would hate to see."