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RIO ENTHUSED BY NEW BOYS Rio Ferdinand has welcomed United's new summer signings, insisting their arrival will help ensure the club moves forward in the right direction. Sir Alex has moved to replace retiring stalwarts Edwin van der Sar, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes with fresh blood, bringing in goalkeeper David De Gea, defender Phil Jones and attacker Ashley Young in the last few weeks. Ferdinand is excited by all three prospects and says ensuring the club stays successful is of paramount importance. "This is a club that always evolves," he told reporters in Boston ahead of Wednesday's clash with New England Revolution, which will be shown live on MUTV and MUTV Online. "Ever since I've been here it's been like that. And that's the most important thing. It's not about you as an individual or your personal feelings. It's about the club improving and continuing the success we've had over the years. "It's great to see the great young players we've got coming through in the youth team and the reserves. And when the manager adds players of the quality of Phil Jones, Ashley Young and David De Gea, it can only improve the squad and hopefully ensure continued success." More: Boss rules out Nasri arrival | Sir Alex's midfielder hunt BECKHAM TO FACE REDS David Beckham is set to play against former club United later this month after being included in the fans' selection for the MLS All-Star squad. LA Galaxy team-mate Landon Donovan and New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry also feature in the XI for the high-profile fixture which is an important date on the champions' tour of the United States. Beckham, who has become a father again after wife Victoria gave birth to daughter Harper Seven, scored direct from a corner for Galaxy in his last outing against Chicago Fire and turned back the clock to grace Old Trafford in close pal Gary Neville's testimonial at the end of last season. Although 11 players were announced for the All-Star team, coach Hans Backe will have the final say on the starting XI and MLS commissioner Don Garber will add two further players on 16 July. The AT&T MLS All-Star game takes place at the Red Bull Arena and United have already announced a strong squad for the tour. MLS All-Star First XI: Kasey Keller (Seattle); Omar Gonzalez (Galaxy), Sean Franklin (Galaxy), Rafa Marquez (New York), Tim Ream (New York); David Beckham (Galaxy), Jack Jewsbury (Portland), Brek Shea (Dallas); Landon Donovan (Galaxy), Thierry Henry (New York), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose). Text vote winner: Matt Besler (Kansas City). More: Reds announce squad | Keller warning for United BLOG:  THE YOUNG PRETENDERS ManUtd.com's Adam Marshall wonders if the manager can find a top-class midfielder from within the ranks... It is simply impossible to ignore the quality of Ravel Morrison and Sir Alex's hint that he may be able to find Paul Scholes' heir apparent from within the youth side will surely provide another fillip to the 18-year-old from Wythenshawe. The midfield maestro played the second half of United Reserves' friendly against Curzon Ashton on Monday night and produced a couple of moments of class that would grace the Barclays Premier League. In the last seconds of the game, he jinked his way through the defence to plant an assured finish into the net to again show he has a cutting edge to go with his skills. Scholes has been impressed with Morrison in training and it's not a bold move to predict the teenager will be on course to make his senior debut before the year is out if he continues to shine at reserve level. Morrison is a different kind of player to Scholes but there are similiarities in terms of his short, intricate passing and eye for goal. Paul Pogba is another proposition altogether, combining muscle and guile to good effect. The Frenchman showed flashes of outstanding individual ability and forced one stupendous save out of home keeper Josh Ollerenshaw and he's another with virtually limitless potential if he can learn the trade of a top-flight midfielder. The third outstanding member of the engine room of the side that lifted the FA Youth Cup is Ryan Tunnicliffe, who will be playing Championship football with Peterborough at least until January. A tenacious, box-to-box midfielder, he is again a different type of animal to Scholes but, as everybody from Sir Alex down is at pains to point out, there will not be an identikit replacement for the 36-year-old. So a glimmer of hope has been given by the manager to his teenaged tyros and that could be all the encouragement they need to try and bridge the huge gap between the reserves and first team. Even if Sir Alex does find a solution in the transfer market, these youngsters will still be straining at the leash to show they're good enough to play for the champions. More: Reserves win first friendly | Reserves blog in full   This email was sent by:Manchester United Sir Matt Busby Way Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA, United Kingdom. This email is designed to be viewed in HTML email clients - if you cannot see the images above, please open an HTML-compatible email account and then register the new address with ManUtd.com. If this email has been forwarded to you by a friend, please register with ManUtd.com to receive the MU Foundation newsletter directly in future. The articles and images in this newsletter do not necessarily represent the views of Manchester United FC. If you do not wish to receive this email please send a blank email from your subscription address to unsubscribe@manutd.co.uk. We are committed to respecting your privacy. Please see our Privacy Policy. 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