"In the end, it was a good first year. Coming to United and winning the championship at the first attempt — I couldn't have asked for much more.
"I left Leeds because I wanted to go to a club where I had a chance of winning things and that happened.
"The downside of last season was that my injuries were frustrating. I had never been injured until I came here.
"Now I've had three operations, although I am not using that as an excuse.
"Injuries get on your nerves but you have to get on with it. These things happen for a reason and you have to get through it.
"Of course, when you go somewhere new you are eager to do well. You want to go out there and put in 100 per cent performances— but I didn't play well consistently enough.
"But we won the League with the best defensive record and if I have that as a starting point then I've done all right.
"Winning the title shut up a lot of people and justified why I joined United.
"You don't realise just how big this club is until you get here.
"The expectations of the supporters and the people in and around the club are enormous.
"I learned a lot about Manchester United last season and the character and belief among the players here.
"We believe in each other and feel that if we win one or two games we can go on a run of 10 or 11 victories.
"We won the League with that incredible run of nine wins and a draw in our final 10 matches.
"Before Christmas, people were saying we weren't going to win anything.
"And that is why we celebrated so much when we picked up the trophy on the last day of the season at Everton. You could see players who had won the title six or seven times were enjoying the occasion as much as those who were winning it for the first time.
"We have a genuine belief in each other. Our manager Sir Alex Ferguson demands we do well and no one sits on their laurels.
"Winning the title was fantastic for me — but it is not enough.
"I want to win the European Cup and the FA Cup because I haven't won either.
"The players are hungry and the boss will bring in more players who are just as hungry.
"As for me, I want to be the best. You look around the Nike HQ and see people like Lance Armstrong, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods all have buildings named after them.
"That's what I want, Ferdinand Towers in my honour! I want to join the legends."