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Sir Alex Ferguson offered sympathy to youngster Gabriel Obertan who put in a nervous performance against Bolton.

Obertan came off the bench in the second half for his Barclays Premier League debut after a good performance in the Cup win over Barnsley.

The former Bordeaux winger, now fully recovered from a nagging back injury, was one-on-one with Paul Robinson but saw his weak shot blocked by the goalkeeper.

Then Obertan found himself clear only yards from goal following a square ball from Antonio Valencia, only to find the wrong side of the post.

After Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney scored to seal the points in a 2-0 victory, Ferguson said: "Gabriel was a bit nervous when he came on.

"It was only his second game in seven months, so you have to put it in perspective. But then he settled down and did well. He is not happy with himself and that is a good thing."

Blackburn, who arrived on the back of nine straight defeats on the road, held out until the 55th minute.

Then Berbatov got the better of Ryan Nelsen after Patrice Evra played the ball in to turn and score.

However it was not until two minutes from the end that Rooney made the points safe, following a sweet finish.

Berbatov told ESPN: "As long as we keep on winning I think everyone will be happy. In the first half, I had a couple of chances - you need to be patient and when another one comes, you need to score it.

"It is always difficult to play against Blackburn but when you score you are relieved. You feel that you have done something special and that was the case."

It was Rooney's eighth goal of the season and Ferguson was pleased his side got back on track in the league following the defeat by Liverpool.

However he confirmed that Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs would miss the Champions League match against CSKA Moscow through injury.

Ferguson said: "The players worked very hard as Blackburn set out their stall. You always get a bit concerned when you haven't scored.

"But we don't panic. We have that experience. We can win games in the 93rd minute.

"You need that patience, though, and we improved our penetration in the second half. That is a strong virtue of this club."