CAPTAIN RIO? EITHER WAY LOOKS LIKE HE'S HERE FOR GOOD

Last updated : 25 April 2004 By Editor

The Daily Mail reported yesterday that Rio would take the armband off Roy, although Roy would stay. The reason for this is to maintain continuity as Roy is rested for certain game, especially as he has returned with Ireland. The like this situation to Bruce/Robson thing in 1993 and 1994.

RF: "United have supported me all the way through the missed drug test problem.

"Playing for them is better than I imagined and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else."

SAF: "We've been discussing it with his agent (Pini Zahavi).


"He's only 24 and he could realistically play for us at the highest level for another 12 to 14 years.

"I think his form has been magnificent. You don't realise just how good a player he is until he's not there.

"To me, he's been terrific.

"He's done really well because it's not been easy at all for him.

"He's had a week's holiday but apart from that he has been training every day and doing a lot of charity work. The way I've tried to approach it with him is to pretend he's injured."