KUALA LUMPUR: Sir Alex Ferguson is delighted with the partnership of Michael Owen and the teenaged Federico Macheda after they both found the back of the net on their Asian tour.

Owen, who moved to the Red Devils on a free transfer, is proving to be a shrewd buy after bagging his second goal in as many games since making his debut, while Macheda is a player Ferguson has high hopes for.

The pair started late Monday in preference to Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov and the Italian opened the scoring against Malaysian XI on 11 minutes, finishing coolly after picking up a cross from Darren Fletcher.