Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says Javier Hernandez will start today's FA Cup tie with Crawley Town. The Mexican has enjoyed a brilliant first season at United, hitting the net on 11 occasions.
Ferguson admits Chicharito is a better substitute at present as he gets used to the sheer pace of the English game.
"That is possibly true at this moment in time," said Ferguson.
"Javier's training performances have improved tremendously in the last couple of months. His work-rate and practice ethic have been very good.
"He comes in early and stays behind. He has done very well in that sense and is improving all the time.
"He is a great impact player."
The comparison with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is obvious and not one Ferguson refrains from.
"I did the same with Solskjaer," he said.
"When I was picking teams in really important games I always tended to dismiss Ole simply because as an impact player from the bench there was nobody better.
"Sometimes you have to choose your team that way particularly in difficult games. If you know it's going to be tight, being able to bring an impact player on can make a difference."
