Kieran Richardson has vowed to fight for his future at
Manchester United after revealing he has the backing manager Sir
Alex Ferguson.
The versatile midfielder has made just five starts this term, which
can be attributed to the form of the evergreen Ryan Giggs, the
resurgence of Paul Scholes and star quality of Cristiano
Ronaldo.
England international Richardson admits he has found it tough
watching on from the sidelines this term, but is determined to
forge a successful career at Old Trafford.
I will be staying at Manchester United and fighting for my
position, he exclusively told skysports.com from a photoshoot for
Adidas' F50+ clothing and footwear range.
The gaffer does not want me to go and if the gaffer does not want
me to go then I want to stay.
The gaffer always tells those who are not playing that it is hard
because the team is playing so well and it is hard to bring you
in.
We have a 23-man squad and we are all internationals so you are
going to get people who are not playing and at the moment I am one
of those people.
But hopefully I can get through it and earn my place.
You sometimes ask the gaffer why am I not playing? But he tells
you he wants to keep you involved and to keep going.
And that is what you do, you need a good 23-man squad to win the
Premiership and hopefully we have got that and hopefully we can win
it.
Richardson burst onto the international scene in 2005, but he is
aware that he needs to be playing regularly in order to catch the
eye of England manager Steve McClaren.
Always playing for your country is a main aim," he added. "But
obviously you want to get your club sorted out first.
If you get your club sorted, playing for Manchester United, then
the international thing will take care of itself.
There is no better honour than playing for your country.