The Red Devils striker, 20, is on a season-long loan at Sunderland and is currently in top form, netting four goals in his last three games. Black Cats boss Bruce has made no secret that he would like to make Welbeck's switch permanent, although he has conceded there is little chance of succeeding in this aim. And Ferguson, who has been impressed with the striker's form on Wearside, insists he wants him back at the end of the season. He told The People: "He's doing brilliantly and he comes back to us at the end of his loan. "The boy is a fantastic talent but the problem for Danny was that he wasn't getting enough football. "You had to go back to our youth games, two-and-a-half years ago, for the last time he played more than four games in a row. He also had problems in growing, in terms of his strength. "He missed a lot of football because of that. I said that to him last season when I sent him to Preston on loan. "Then he got injured and had to have a knee operation. That could have been down to a lack of strength in his thigh and knee area. "But the strength is starting to come now. His physique is settled now and he's starting to put on muscle. "He's a big, big lad - 6ft 2ins or 6ft 3ins. He played well against Chelsea and Everton."
