Rio Ferdinand admits winning the Carling Cup with Manchester United only has him hungry for more success.

"It is great to win what we have over the past 12 months but if we finish the season just winning the Carling Cup I would be disappointed," he said.

"That is not to undermine the competition. When I have finished my career it will be added to the lots of trophies I have won.

"We want to try and achieve more and win more trophies."

That attitude is why Ferdinand finds it so easy to re-focus on Wednesday's trip to Newcastle and why, virtually the moment he stepped foot off the chartered train that headed back north to Manchester on Sunday night, the latest triumph was consigned to the history books.

"I have never been satisfied with anything," said the Peckham-born star. "As soon as you feel like that, you might as well pack it in.

"I felt that way even as a kid. I was in Sunday league teams that won stuff but I still wanted more. I always wanted to play in the age above and test myself. Winning was not something I really dwelled upon.

"If we won a cup at West Ham, I immediately thought, I want to be in the reserves next week. When I did that, I wanted to be on the bench for the first team. There are always goals out there to attain and you have to keep striving to reach them."