Rio Ferdinand

Harry Redknapp is interested in signing Rio Ferdinand once again but this time for Tottenham. Redknapp tried to sign the 32-year-old 12 months ago only to be told he wasn't for sale.

At the time he confessed he wasn't confident of ever signing Ferdinand but United now have six centre-backs at the club following the arrival of Blackburn defender Phil Jones, who Spurs were also interested in.

Redknapp said in April: "I've told the chairman many times that it's not always about the best players, it's about getting characters.

Rio Ferdinand has said that he is looking to win more trophies with Manchester United.

Rio Ferdinand has come back to bolster the United defence just as Sir Alex Ferguson’s men close in on a second Treble.

But despite United being on the cusp of sweeping the board, Ferdinand insists he hasn’t given a second thought to the prospect of securing a Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup triumph.

Chelsea might be obsessed with winning just one piece of silverware ahead of tonight’s crunch Champions League quarter-final showdown at Old Trafford.

Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of Manchester United's match with Marseille in the Champions League.

Rio Ferdinand has not played since injuring a calf before the Premier League defeat at Wolves on 5 February and his fellow central defender Jonny Evans also missed the trip because of an ankle problem. That meant Chris Smalling was in line to start alongside Nemanja Vidic against the French side.

Rio Ferdinand wants to end his playing days with Manchester United and does not want to move to another club. Ferdinand hopes to extend that deal and play into his late 30s – injuries permitting. Ferdinand hopes to do likewise – and ahead of the 157th derby, insists anywhere but United is down.
“I won’t be playing abroad, this is me,” he said. “I am at Man United and I love it here. Why take a step backwards?”
Rio Ferdinand is Sir Alex Ferguson’s major headache for the clash with City, having missed last week’s defeat to Wolves and England’s friendly with Denmark.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has slammed the comments of Andy Gray about woman recently. Richard Keys and Andy Gray were dropped from presenting Bolton Wanderers' match against Chelsea as their employer was forced to condemn their comments about the female assistant referee Sian Massey, who was branded "fucking hopeless", and the West Ham United vice-chair, Karren Brady.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has warned his side about the danger of being overconfident. The Reds have just let go of Roy Hodgson and appointed club legend Kenny Dalglish to take the reins of the Merseyside outfit until the end of the Football season, at which point a permanent appointment is expected to be made.

Now the former Leeds United centre-half insists that the problems that the club have faced in recent times will be of no consequence during the 90-minute battle at Old Trafford.

Rio Ferdinand has apologised for his challenge on Bacary Sagna and says that he is really sorry. United were relatively comfortable in Monday's Old Trafford encounter, only suffering one major scare when Edwin van der Sar parried Samir Nasri's second-half effort to Marouane Chamakh. Nemanja Vidic eventually extinguished the danger as he combined with Ferdinand to marshal the United defence to a deserved clean sheet.

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Rio Ferdinand will be fit to face Arsenal on Monday. "Rio Ferdinand has a tight hamstring," he said. "He felt it at half-time. He wanted to try it but it still felt tight. We weren't prepared to take a chance. There was no point because we had Chris Smalling to come on. He has six days and I am sure he will be OK for Monday."

Rio Ferdinand has said that Manchester United will be on top form next year. Even though United have shown alarming signs of frailties at times this season, they still remain the only unbeaten side in the country and have yet to hit top gear. At the same time, other teams in the division have shown they are capable of upsetting the biggest clubs, ensuring this is one of the most competitive title races in years.

Rio Ferdinand is fit and back in Manchester United's squad after making a successful recovery. Ferguson has also had to contend with the news that Michael Carrick will be out for three weeks after seeing a specialist in London on yesterday about a foot problem, but Ferdinand's availability is a major boost as United embark on an important run of games. "Rio had a nightmare last season with injuries," Ferguson said.