The 34-year-old defender wants to stay at Old Trafford
for as long as he can and admits he originally only expected to be at the club
for three or four years before moving abroad
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand says he still
has the passion to win trophies and intends to continue playing for the club he
loves for as long as possible.
The 34-year-old, who will play in his testimonial match
on Friday against Sevilla, signed a new one-year contract this summer with the
option of a further year, and has no intention of calling time on his Old
Trafford career just yet.
"For as long as my body allows me to, I’ll keep
playing," Ferdinand is quoted as saying by the Daily Mirror. "And for
as long as I can stay at Manchester United then I will stay there.
"When I looked at pictures as I looked towards the
testimonial, it evoked old memories and has relit those fires a little bit in
terms of being able to win things, get those emotions back.
"Whether I can do it, we’ll have to wait and see.
But it does definitely light fires within you that you want to continue, I’ve
still got that burning passion to want to achieve and win things."
Ferdinand joined United from Leeds for a fee reaching £34
million in 2002 but the former England international admits he never expected
to be at the club for so long.
"I could see myself at a club for ten years which
wasn’t as big and as prestigious as Manchester United. But to do it at
Manchester United is just crazy to think about. I never believed it, I never
even thought about it, if I’m honest.
"I thought I would be at United for a couple of
years, maybe three or four, and then go abroad somewhere. But I just fell in
love with Manchester United. I fell in love with winning, fell in love with the
history of the club and being part of it was something I could never have
imagined."
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