Rio ready for Reds response

// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand expects Sunday's clash with bitter North West rivals Liverpool to prove as fierce as always. The Red Devils have been installed as favourites for the three points ahead of trip to Anfield at the weekend following their hosts' worst run of form for 22 years.But Ferdinand does not believe that Liverpool's recent defeats to Fiorentina, Chelsea, Sunderland and Lyon will make the contest any easier for United.The England centre-back told Sky Sports News: "The pressure is on both teams. We both want to win. The league is going to be a tight league this season."At the end of the day, form goes out the window in these games. It is like a cup game. It doesn't matter how well you're playing at the time. Form goes out the window and it is who plays best on the day."PrematureFerdinand is also adamant that it would be premature to suggest that any team which suffers defeat on Sunday is set to struggle for the rest of the campaign.He added: "It is too early to be thinking along those lines. No matter what the result, both teams are capable of being successful this season."Ferdinand was substituted after 57 minutes of United's UEFA Champions League win at CSKA Moscow on Wednesday after aggravating a thigh injury.But the former Leeds and West Ham star, who has struggled with a back injury, hopes that he is fully fit and will not have any problems ahead of the journey to Merseyside.He said when asked if he was over his injuries: "I hope so. People keep saying, 'how is the back?' but the latest injury has nothing to do with my back."I pulled my thigh. Hopefully I have seen the back of them."

Source: SKY_Sports