Antonio Valencia hopes to go from strength to strength after an encouraging start to his Manchester United career.

The Ecuador winger has delivered some increasingly impressive performances since his summer move from Wigan to Old Trafford.

One of the most pleasing aspects of his form has been a good goalscoring record, with manager Sir Alex Ferguson recognising an improvement in this area.

Valencia is delighted to be contributing but insists he will not rest on his laurels.

"I only scored seven times in my three years at Wigan - and that probably included all the training sessions," he said in the Daily Express.

"I'm happy with my form but I'm definitely not settling for what I've done so far.

"I want to improve, keep learning and achieve a lot more.

"I think fans will see a lot more from me as we progress through the season."

Ferguson aim

Valencia found the target again on Tuesday as United beat a weakened Wolves side 3-0 to keep the pressure on Chelsea at the top of the table.

The Blues responded with a victory over Portsmouth to move three points clear again but Ferguson maintains he is happy with his side's position.

The Red Devils manager is looking for consistency over the next few weeks before then trying to overhaul the leaders in the second half of the season.

"I am anxious we make our mark this month. December is usually a rich time for us and I'm hoping this year won't be an exception," said Ferguson.

"I would be content to reach New Year's Eve simply in touch with the leaders.

"I'm not too concerned about being out front at this stage of the season.

"What is important to me is simply being in the race because we can handle a run-in."

TOMASZ Kuszczak is aiming to iron out any errors in his game to smooth his way to becoming United's recognised number one.

The 27-year-old Pole has fought his way from eve-of-season third choice, to be Sir Alex Ferguson's current top man.

Kuszczak's outing against Wolves was his sixth consecutive first-team appearance.

His previous best run was Christmas 2007 when he made four starts on the trot only to be immediately demoted when Edwin Van der Sar returned from injury.

But having taken full advantage of Ben Foster's failure to hold down the role, the Dutch veteran is on the verge of a comeback following a knee injury.

However, Kuszczak is looking to keep a firm grip on the position.

"I am still making some small mistakes, which I am not happy with," said Kuszczak.

"I try to be honest about my performances. Okay, I didn't concede any goals against Wolves but I made some mistakes which could have cost us a goal. Thankfully they didn't.

Kuszczak performance

"I am enjoying playing regularly. Then you can do something with your performance.

"Playing for Manchester United is fantastic. Even when I have had the hard times, when I did not play, that was always my ambition.

"I never started thinking the chance wouldn't come for me. Now it is my time to play regularly and I want to do it for a long time.

"I have to play well and keep clean sheets. I have to make as few mistakes as I can."

Blanking out Wolves was Kuszczak's third clean sheet of his current run.

However, with the Reds backline queuing up for attention in the Carrington training HQ treatment room, Kuszczak has played behind nine different defenders in his six matches, including makeshift members like Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher and Ji-sung Park.

It is making the Polish international's chances of improving his stats tougher.

"It is difficult to keep clean sheets because the level of the Premier League is so high and we have to keep changing the defence around," Kuszczak added. "It can be confusing but we don't have enough time to gel - although they played well on Tuesday against Wolves."

Anderson has hit a rich vein of form in recent weeks and Sir Alex Ferguson says the Brazilian midfielder can now kick on and become a top player.

The Brazilian had a relatively slow start to his third season at Old Trafford, but he's come into form of late with some commanding midfield performances.

"Midfield is the hardest area for our young players to progress because we have some excellent players operating in that department," says Sir Alex.

"But Anderson has certainly cranked up the contest for places after hitting great form. He took his time - he's only 21, remember! - but he has settled and matured."

Sir Alex has a difficult enough task as it is selecting his midfield when everyone is fully fit, and it's even harder to try and contain Anderson's enthusiasm.

"The competition has not dimmed his self-belief, which is important," added the boss. "He has a Brazilian belief in his own ability and he is going to become a top player.

"He is flying at the moment and he certainly wants to play. In fact, he has a face on him like a bag of tripe when I don't play him."