Rio wants revenge
25 Sep 2006 - 16:10:14
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is determined to gain revenge for last season's embarrassing early Champions League exit when the Red Devils travel to Benfica on Tuesday.
A 2-1 defeat in Lisbon last term ensured United finished bottom of their group and failed to reach the knockout stages for the first time since the 1994-95 campaign.
Sir Alex Ferguson's men have again been drawn against Benfica in this season's group stage, and Ferdinand is delighted to have the opportunity to avenge the loss.
"To go out at that stage in the Champions League was very disappointing," the England defender told Sky Sports News.
"You want to be playing in the latter stages of any tournament and the Champions League is the biggest, so we'd like to play in the latter stages of that.
"Last season was disappointing when we played there, this season we are going out to rectify that.
"We know there's not much more the manager can say to make us want to go over there and do a job.
"Losing to any team, it hurts you, but we've got an opportunity to rectify that now."
