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  • Valencia of Manchester United FC in action during the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Luke Walker/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

  • Paul Scholes of Manchester United FC in action during the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Luke Walker/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

  • Manchester United FC pose for a team photo during the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Luke Walker/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

  • Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United FC in action during the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Luke Walker/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

  • Manchester United's Valencia (R) and Ajax's Keagon Dolly vie for the ball during the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town. This is one of the matches that the Manchester United team will use to prepare for the 2012/13 football season. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH/AFP/GettyImages)

  • Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa dribbles the ball during the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town. This is one of the matches that the Manchester United team will use to prepare for the 2012/13 football season. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH/AFP/GettyImages)

  • Manchester United's Bebe (L) and Ajax's James Ukwuosa vie for the ball during the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town. This is one of the matches that the Manchester United team will use to prepare for the 2012/13 football season. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH/AFP/GettyImages)

  • Antonio Valencia of Manchester United beats Keegan Dolly of Ajax Cape Town during the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Peter Heeger/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

  • Rio Ferdinand of Manchester United FC (L) presents his team to the Premier of the Western Cape Province, Helen Zille, ahead of the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Luke Walker/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

  • Bebe of Manchester United celebrates scoring during the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Luke Walker/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

  • Bebe of Manchester United during the MTN Football Invitational match between Ajax Cape Town and Manchester United at Cape Town Stadium on July 21, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Luke Walker/Gallo Images/Getty Images)


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted that Bebe could be given a chance to shine in the first team at Old Trafford next season.

The former Portugal Under-21 international, who joined United two years ago in a surprise deal but spent last season on loan at Turkish club Besiktas, scored a late equaliser in United's 1-1 with Ajax Cape Town on Saturday.

And speaking after the friendly, Ferguson said: “We’ll see how the season progresses for him, but it gives me a headache in terms of number of strikers we have there. That’s not a bad thing, though.

"He had his loan at Besiktas and then picked up the bad injury which kept him out for most of the season.

"That is probably his first game for about eight months, so he will be pleased to be back playing and pleased he scored a goal."

Of the game, Ferguson added: "It was a very competitive game, Ajax pressed the ball very well and gave us a lot of uneasy moments on the counter attack.

"It was good to get some more game time and no injuries, which is another blessing, so we are very pleased with the game."

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