Manchester United recorded an impressive win on their North American tour last night, hammering the MLS All-Stars 5-2 in Houston.

The Premier League side had lost to the Kansas City Wizards in their last tour game, but came back strongly to destroy the best the MLS has to offer. Goals from Federico Macheda (twice), Darron Gibson, Tom Cleverley and new Mexican signing Javier Hernandez saw off the challenge from the All-Stars.

For Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson the result will be a timely boost and perhaps go some way to justifying the massive amount of faith he has placed in his young talents, proudly declaring upon setting foot on American soil that he is happy with his squad and was not looking to make further additions.