Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has dismissed talk of a defensive crisis.
Ferdinand was paired with Nemanja Vidic for the first time this season for the 1-0 win at Valencia.
He told manutd.com: "A lot has been made about us not keeping clean sheets but I've been at all the games. I haven't seen us get opened up to make it a real crisis. We have been a little unfortunate and unlucky in certain circumstances, maybe even naive at points, but we haven't been opened up in a manner that would make it a massive problem."
The Reds' next test comes this Saturday with a trip to Sunderland. It's a fixture Ferdinand is keen to be involved in, although Sir Alex has previously stressed the importance of not rushing Rio back into action.
"I feel I can play two games in a row," Ferdinand said. "But the manager is the most experienced man on the planet in football terms. If he deems it right for me to play on Saturday I would be delighted.
"I have to trust the manager's judgement, though, and his views and his thoughts on me playing for the future of the season. Whatever the manager deems is right I will stand by."
