Manchester United have enjoyed plenty of success in recent times. How do you and your team-mates retain the desire required to compete at the highest level?
FERDINAND: The gauntlet is laid down for us because we want to make history.
We want to win the Premier League three times on the bounce because it would give us a shot at number four, which no one has ever done.
The Champions League is also something we would really like to retain.
People who think we have won enough don't know this group of players. We want to win and we have a squad good enough to give us a realistic chance.
Are you satisfied with what you have achieved in your career so far?
I AM not going to start looking back yet.
But if I get to the end of my career and have only won the trophies I currently have, I would be disappointed.
I want to win more. I am greedy. You have to be in this sport to achieve anything.
What are your strengths as a defender?
KNOWLEDGE is key for me. As a centre-half, it is about being in situations you recognise yourself in.
You play in so many big games all over the world - it builds experience you can lean on at times. In my position, experience counts for so much.
As an attacker, your better years are a little earlier, maybe 26 or 27, because the position is so explosive. For a defender, I feel it is right where I am now.
Do you feel that you are in the peak of your career?
I WOULD say the best is still to come.
A lot of people said my peak time would be after I was 30 because of the position I play in.
I am beginning to feel that way now.
Do you think defenders should receive more plaudits?
EVERYONE wants to be a striker. It is the most glorified position in the game and I just love to see people score goals.
As defenders, we know our worth. We don't need to shout it from the rooftops.
We have no gripes with the people who score goals getting the adulation. It is the hardest part of the game.
