Source: SKY_Sports
Rio - I wouldn't swap anyone
Rio Ferdinand insists that he wouldn't swap any of his Manchester United team-mates for anyone in the world.[LNB] United edged closer to a famous quadruple and earned further plaudits for their comfortable 4-1 aggregate success over Arsenal to book their place in a second successive UEFA Champions League final.[LNB]The Red Devils can also make it a hat-trick of Premier League titles if they secure seven points from their last four games as they look to add to their Carling Cup and Fifa World Club Cup success from earlier in the campaign.[LNB]The England international acknowledges that the current crop of talent at Old Trafford is one of the best teams he has played in and is pleased just to be a part of it.[LNB]"I wouldn't swap any of our players for anyone in any other team," he said.[LNB]"I look at other players around the world and then look at the ones in our dressing room and I'm delighted to be in there.[LNB]"I hear a lot of people talking about various players being the best in the world but I am very happy with ours."[LNB]Lot to play forBut the 30-year-old knows how quickly the tide can turn and points out that until United win the league and Champions League for a second season in a row they cannot be classed as the best United team ever.[LNB]"I'll only be able to tell you after the final whether we are the best United team or not," he added.[LNB]"We haven't won anything this season. If we don't win the league or the Champions League went belly up then we wouldn't be talked about as a successful side, let alone the best one, so we still have a lot to play for."[LNB]Next up for United is a derby day encounter with Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday and Ferdinand knows it's a game they have to win.[LNB]"I don't want to build it up too much because we could win the derby on Sunday but still lose the next three games," he explained.[LNB]"But we need to beat City. It will be a tough game. They have won their last couple of matches and are on a bit of a roll, so they will feel they can come and do a job on us.[LNB]"It is up to us to make sure it doesn't happen. I am not really sure whether they have something to prove but we still do."[LNB]European championsIf the reigning European champions were to win in Rome at the end of the month it would be their fourth triumph abroad taking them level with the likes of Ajax and Bayern Munich and more importantly just one behind Liverpool.[LNB]"It is alright saying we should have won more European Cups but the fact is we haven't. It is something we have to change," he stated.[LNB]"The manager is saying he wants more, which is the way we are all thinking. Collectively it is not just for the manager, it is for us as individuals, the team, the club and the fans.[LNB]"We are in this together and the main aim is to try and be successful."[LNB]
