Manchester United Should Offer Ferdinard A New Deal - Paul McGrath

[Folami David]

Former defender Paul McGrath believes Manchester United should offer Rio Ferdinand a new contract.
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Having just won a sixth title at Old Trafford, the 34-year-old centre-back's current deal expires this summer.
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"I would go along with giving him a new contract. Watching some of his performances, he's as cool as he's ever been," McGrath told BBC Red Wednesday.
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"When he plays he makes it look so simple you think it's over-confidence, but it's just he's that good." Rio Ferdinand's medal haul
6 Premier League titles: 2002-03, 2006-07,
2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13
2 League Cups: 2004-05, 2008-09
1 Champions League: 2007-08
1 Fifa Club World Cup: 2008
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* Ferdinand was serving an eight-month suspension when United won the FA Cup in 2004.
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United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes centre-back Ferdinand could play for another "two or three years" and McGrath, who made over 200 appearances for the Red Devils in the 1980s, said: "I would love to see him getting another contract because I think it's in his blood that he's got that winning mentality.
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"He loves the club, you can see that in the way he plays, he doesn't like getting beat and he's screaming at people who make mistakes; those people are winners in football and Rio is one of them."
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Ferdinand has had to manage fitness concerns for a number of years and last month controversially pulled out of the England squad for World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro.
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Former Republic of Ireland centre-back McGrath was troubled by knee problems throughout his career and knows better than most what Ferdinand has to do to prepare for games.
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"I did get a lot of time off at Aston Villa when I didn't train with the team, I did bicycle exercises so I wasn't involved so much with actual team until the Saturday," he added.
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"The other lads accepted that, they didn't call you out and I think that is what Rio needs.
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"He knows his own body, he knows what he can and can't do and the great thing is that when he walks on the pitch on a Saturday you are getting the performances you are at the moment."

[Shola Sholaz]

Ferdinard should trully be offered a new contract. He has been fantastic all season long. Good talk!