Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted that his club may make a move for Lyon forward Karim Benzema.

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United have looked light on attacking options at times this season, with Louis Saha's injury problems often leaving Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez as the club's only available senior strikers.

Ferguson watched Benzema and team-mate Hatem Ben Arfa in Lyon's 4-1 league victory over Sochaux last weekend, and will get another chance to cast his eye over the player when United travel to Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday.

It is an area we tried to strengthen last summer and I don't think that's left us," Ferguson told the Manchester Evening News .

"I have big hopes for Danny Welbeck and he's progressing well but he's young. And we have Frazier Campbell coming back who has done well at Hull, but he's young as well.

"Benzema is only 20 and Ben Arfa is also 20. Lyon produce young players and Benzema is a local boy, which I'm sure gives them pride."