Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson thinks that Rio
Ferdinand would benefit from more games in a bid to return to peak
form.
The defender has not played regularly since sustaining a back
injury in December, but he impressed his
manager with his performance in the Carling Cup final,
managing to play the full 120 minutes.
"I wanted to play Rio in the Carling Cup final because he's not
played a lot of games since December," the Reds boss said in his
pre-Newcastle press conference.
"I needed to get him back into his rhythm. He's a big lad and
big defenders need to play games.
"Now he's got a really good game under his belt, I hope
Ferdinand and [Nemanja] Vidic will be a solid partnership between
now and the end of the season," he added.