Rio Ferdinand is ready to welcome Cristiano Ronaldo back into the Manchester United fold after a summer of transfer speculation.

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."

Rio Ferdinand is convinced Manchester United are stronger when Wayne Rooney has a striker to play alongside.

Ferdinand told the Observer: "I honestly think that if Louis Saha had been fit all season we probably would've won the league earlier - he's that vital to us, and a player of that type is important to us.

Edwin van der Sar is happy with his relationship with Manchester United goalkeepers Ben Foster and Tomasz Kuszczak.

Manchester United are ready to use Louis Saha as bait to land Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz.

The News of the World says United boss Sir Alex Ferguson sees Santa Cruz as the striker who can offer him the target-man alternative to his array of attacking talent.

Cristiano Ronaldo is planning to quit Manchester United for Real Madrid, it has been revealed.

The Sun says Ronaldo has told friends: "If I don't leave Manchester United now, I certainly will in a year."

The Portugal winger and his agent Jorge Mendes are now considering their get-out strategy.

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Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher admits he's had little chance to dwell on his Premiership and Champions League winners' medals achieved this season.

Rio Ferdinand will extend his season beyond England's friendly in the Caribbean by travelling to Nigeria next week.

The 29-year-old Manchester United defender, who started in the 3-0 over Trinidad and Tobago, will promote education through football when he is in Lagos supporting a street-football competition and visiting an orphanage.

Michael Carrick believes Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand would have won Player of the Year - if not for Cristiano Ronaldo.

The midfielder told manutd.com: "Overall, Rio sticks in my mind. He has been immense all season. There are games that stand out - Liverpool at Anfield in the league, and the away matches in Europe against Barcelona and Roma. He has been awesome.