Rio eyes Wembley win

One down, one to go. That was the message from Rio Ferdinand after United’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Tuesday night.

The win, which sends the Reds through to the Champions League last four, came in the first of two huge games this week for Sir Alex’s men.
And now that the Blues from London have been vanquished, Rio’s set his sights on United’s Manchester neighbours, who the Reds meet at Wembley this Saturday in the FA Cup semi-final.
“It’s a massive week for us,” Rio told MUTV. “We’ve got one game out of the way and now we look forward to the City game on Saturday.
“It’s a huge game for the fans and the players. Fingers crossed we can be successful and make a lot of people happy.”
Should United play with as much swagger as the side mustered for long periods against Chelsea, the Reds shouldn’t be troubled by Manchester City.
“We played well, we played some really good football,” Rio said, reflecting on the Champions League win.
“People may have expected us to sit back because we were 1-0 up [after the first leg] but the manager told us to go out and play and be on the front foot and I thought we did that for most of the game.”

Some 30,000 United fans will make the trip to Wembley this weekend to watch Sir Alex’s men in action. City will take just as many supporters, but Ferdinand’s confident United’s fans can have a big impact on the game, just as they did at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
“The fans always sing their hearts out for us. They’re always backing us and when we need a bit of a lift during a game we can rely on them to push us in the right direction.”