Wes Brown says Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand will bounce back from missing out on the England captaincy.

Brown said: "Rio will be fine. He knew he had a good chance of being captain and then the gaffer (Capello) picked John Terry so we all just get on with it now.

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.

Anderson is delighted Cristiano Ronaldo is staying with Manchester United.

"Having the best player in the world is always good for you," said Anderson. "Moreover, he is a great friend."

Anderson missed United's 1-1 draw with Newcastle as he is away with Brazil at the Beijing Olympics, but added: "I followed the match on the internet and spoke to my teammates via email.

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.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson may pull Anderson out of Brazil's Olympics Games bronze medal playoff against Belgium.

With Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs and Owen Hargreaves out, the United boss is short on midfield options for Monday night's Premier League clash at Portsmouth.

John O'Shea says the demands at Manchester United means no trophy can be considered off the agenda this season.

"We have to aim for the same again. That's the very minimum that's required at a club like this," he told ManUtd.com.

Despite an impressive first campaign at Manchester United, Owen Hargreaves admits he was only ever "60 per cent" fit last season.

Hargreaves, who is still struggling to shake off a long-term tendinitis problem, said: "There is a lot more to come from me. I don't think I played a game healthy last season. I was at about 50 or 60 per cent at best.

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 striker Carlos Tevez has backed Newcastle United's capture of his Argentina teammates Jonas Gutierrez and Fabricio Coloccini.

"Coloccini and Jonas are two excellent signings for Newcastle," Tevez told the Sunday Sun. "As Argentinians, I know them well, and I believe the pair of them will be great to watch in England.

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves believes there's big questions marks over Arsenal this season.

"It will be interesting to see how Arsenal go on given the players they have lost," he said.

"Any other team would struggle given the players they seem to lose on a regular basis but somehow they seem to stay up there.