Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand focused on winning Premier League rather than England recall To be honest, I'm not thinking about playing international football. Ferdinand said. My answer's the same as what I would say last season when anybody asked me. Manchester United is at the forefront of my mind. It's my club and this is what I love doing. If anything else comes of it so be it, but I don't think about anything else except for playing for Manchester United and hopefully winning back the league. Ferdinand overcame concerns over his long-term fitness by playing through the majority of United's campaign last season. And the former West Ham and Leeds defender admits he is determined to further allay doubts over his injury record during the new campaign. He said: "It's been well documented I had injuries over the last few seasons. Saying that, I think last season I played about 35 games for United. I felt I managed myself really well in terms of my back injuries, with thanks to the physios and sports science team at United. They helped me through that and long may that continue. Hopefully this season I can continue to play a similar amount of games. That would be great.