Quite a good bit of business for Sir Alex Ferguson. You know it’s been a good day when getting Owen Hargreaves for your squad is an afterthought. The real coup for Ferguson was signing two young players out of Portugal, Anderson and Nani, who could be linking up together with Cristiano Ronaldo for years to come. Anderson is 19. Nani is 20.

“‘They’re both top players and among the top five in Portugal with Simao Sabrosa, Joao Moutinho and Ricardo Quaresma,’ Portuguese football journalist Miguel Padayda told BBC Sport.”

Just what the league champions need. Two more cogs for the future. This Anderson kid, who is bound for the Brazilian starting 11 in the near future, already has quite the highlight reel. A sample from youtube (start paying close attention at 43 seconds in):

And here’s Nani, who clearly has the touch of a finisher, and whose backflips will make Obafemi Martins blush. Start paying close attention around 1:00 into the video:

Swamp discussion here.