Manchester United's Gary Neville believes team-mate Rio Ferdinand deserves to be named captain of England.

"I would be delighted for Rio if he was made England captain," said Neville. "Obviously I hope it's Rio as he is a team-mate of mine and it would be great for the club.

"He is certainly the best defender in the club at the moment and it would be well deserved.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted with fit-again Gary Neville's showing in yesterday's 1-1 draw with South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs.

He showed plenty of tenacity and in fact conceded the penalty that Jonathan Quartey converted to give the South Africans the lead.

Manchester United captain Gary Neville is confident Cristiano Ronaldo will resist all interest from Real Madrid.

"He knows he's at the right club," Neville told ITV1 when asked whether he thought the winger would head to La Liga.

"The adulation he receives, everything he would want is there.

"The manager's made his position clear, so I don't see a problem with that."

Manchester United not only celebrated progressing to the semi finals of the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Roma at Old Trafford but also welcomed back Gary Neville for a 12 minute cameo role after nearly 13 months out with injury.
Red boss Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted with the appearance of his club captain.

"It's been a long time for the boy. About 13 months now.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits Gary Neville and Mikael Silvestre could see action tonight against Roma.

Neville has been out for a year with an ankle problem while Silvestre has only just returned from a knee injury.

Manchester United's Gary Neville and Paul Scholes are recovering well from their long-term injuries.

United currently sit two points behind leaders Arsenal in the battle to retain their Premier League crown and the return of the experienced duo would be a welcome boost for Sir Alex Ferguson's men.

Sir Alex Ferguson says he expects Gary Neville to be fit and ready to play for United after the international break.

The United boss revealed that the injury is not as bad as first feared and believes Neville will be in contention to make his comeback during the Reds' 24 November trip to Bolton, ironically the team he suffered his initial against nearly eight months ago.

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Gary Neville has suffered another setback in his ongoing return from injury.

The Reds' club captain picked up a minor calf strain during training on Sunday, ruling him out of Wednesday night's Champions League clash with Dynamo Kyiv.

Manchester United defender Gary Neville has made his long-awaited comeback from injury, playing for nearly an hour for the club's reserves on Thursday.

The right-back, 32, suffered an ankle injury in March while muscle strains have delayed his return this season.

Neville was booked and scored an own goal as United beat Stockport 6-1 in the Manchester Senior Cup.

Manchester United captain Gary Neville is set to make his comeback from a succession of injuries in Thursday's Senior Cup tie with Stockport.

The right-back, 32, suffered an ankle injury in March and muscle strains have hampered his return this season.