Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand poised to follow Ryan Giggs and stay, with contract talks to be concluded soon Giggs, who could make his 1,000th career appearance against Norwich City on Saturday, will play beyond his 40th birthday in November after signing a one-year contract on Friday. But with Ferdinand's contract due to expire in June, Ferguson is confident that the 34-year-old will remain at Manchester United. "That is a strong possibility," the United manager said. Rio has had a great season, he has managed himself the right way and we have contributed to that in the preparation we give him. He doesn't play every game in the same way that Ryan doesn't play every game. Two weeks ago, against Real Madrid, Rio was excellent. We need to get him ready for the big one on Tuesday.