It has been said that Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes that Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Old Trafford next season. Rio’s comments come amid increasing speculation that Ronaldo could be leaving Old Trafford for Real Madrid after the Euro 2008 finals. It’s said that Rio hopes that he will stay at the Red Devils and help to create history, but, ultimately, he will back boss Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision on the matter.

After winning the Premier League and UEFA Champions League double last season, Rio said that “You want to be part of history, especially at this club. To be part of a team that goes on to be successful and wins trophy after trophy would be fantastic and that is the aim - every footballer wants to be successful and win trophies, so me personally on that level, I wouldn’t want to leave a winning formula.”

Whatever the outcome it’s said that Rio and the other players would be 100 per cent behind boss Ferguson. He said that “The manager is first-class in these situations and he’s had massive decisions to make in the past. I’ll be honest with you, whatever the manager goes with I think the players will be standing 100 per cent behind him because his experience is telling obviously and when he makes a decision, invariably they are on the button so whatever he makes his mind up with, we are there behind him.”

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