Nemanja Vidic admits both he and Patrice Evra wanted to quit Manchester United just weeks into their Old Trafford careers.
"We speak about it quite often," said Vidic.
"Neither of us started well and we used to say we wanted to leave. We can laugh about it now because we have both reached 100 games.
He may not be the new England captain but Rio Ferdinand will line up for his country tonight as Fabio Cappello’s side host Czech Republic at Wembley (20:00 BST).
John Terry was handed the armband yesterday, while Ferdinand was given the vice-captain role ahead of England’s 2012 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Sir Alex Ferguson admitted the 1-1 home draw to Newcastle was a fair result.
The Reds were missing eight established first-team players for various reasons but Ferguson refused to use that as an excuse.
Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra has revealed his belief that Cristiano Ronaldo would not leave the club for Real Madrid this summer and believes the saga will not affect team spirit...
UNITED defender Patrice Evra and Chelsea groundsman Sam Bethell have both denied the charges levelled against them by the Football Association over their part in the row at Stamford Bridge last season.
Evra and Bethell were involved in an angry confrontation during United's warm-down following their 2-1 defeat.
Manchester United and Portsmouth face malaria concerns ahead of their trip to Nigeria.
The Sun says United and Portsmouth must cover up at night and take malaria tablets after Kolo Toure was hit with the disease.
The Arsenal centre-back, 27, was bitten by a mosquito in his native Ivory Coast.
United play Pompey in a friendly in Nigeria on Sunday.
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Manchester United are confident of securing Patrice Evra to a new contract.
The Times says Evra hinted yesterday that he could leave Old Trafford unless the club doubles his £35,000-a-week wages amid interest from AC Milan.
Patrice Evra wants to win the Champions League on Wednesday for Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
"I think a manager like him deserves to win the Champions League more than once," said the France full-back.
"This is why I hope that we can deliver the gift of the trophy to him out of respect for what he has done for Manchester United.
Patrice Evra is desperate to win the Champions League with Manchester United to erase the memory of his final defeat with Monaco in 2004. Four years ago Porto roared away with European football's biggest club prize.
United's clash with Chelsea in Moscow next Wednesday promises to be a whole lot closer, with any edge being claimed by both sides as the mental battle intensifies.