Ferdinand: We want revenge

United out to set the record straight

By Peter Fraser   Last updated: 3rd November 2007

Ferdinand Rio

Ferdinand: Revenge

Related links

News

Preview

Gallery

Article/Blog

Teams

Players

Also see

Rio Ferdinand has warned Arsenal that Manchester United are out for revenge at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, in a game which is live on Sky Sports 1.

Arsenal snatched a 2-1 victory over United in January, with goals from Robin van Persie and Thierry Henry in the final seven minutes securing the win.

The Red Devils went on to lift the Premier League title and finished 21 points ahead of Arsenal in fourth place, but United defender Ferdinand admits the memory of that defeat still hurts.

"We were dumbstruck in the dressing room after losing to Arsenal," Ferdinand told the Daily Mirror.

Memory

"When you're winning such an important game fixture with 10 minutes to go, it's hard to take being beaten.

"Afterwards we were all saying 'how did we get beaten?' You always remember that feeling, and we'll take the bad memories into this game as a way of inspiring us."

Meanwhile, Ferdinand's Old Trafford colleague Owen Hargreaves is also determined that United will come out on top in the crunch lunchtime showdown.

Hargreaves joined United in the summer after signing from Bayern Munich and was not with the club for last season's away defeat to Arsenal.

Test

However, the midfielder is adamant United will prove they are the 'best team in England' in Saturday's top-of-the-table clash.

"Everyone will be watching this game and people will draw their own conclusions from what happens," Hargreaves told The Sun.

"So we are after three points to show everyone why we think we are the best team in England.

"I am used to playing in big matches with Bayern and England and especially away from home - and this is another one. It will be a great test."