Rio stands for duration of flight to Valencia

Manchester United‘s Rio Ferdinand has gone to extraordinary lengths to make sure he is fit to shore up United’s defense in the Champions League. The English international stood up for virtually the whole two hours of United’s flight to Spain yesterday to counter any further problems with his back. Ferdinand is also using a special booster seat to help with the problem that has plagued him since December 2008, causing him to miss 61 of United’s last 103 games.