"I would be lying if I said the lads weren't down after Milan," said Ferdinand. "The two results against them were really disappointing but we have been playing very well over the last few months and we cannot give up on the season just because we are out of Europe."
"We want to win every competition we play in and certainly do not want to go a season without winning a trophy. Maybe it wasn't meant to be for us in other competitions this season, but this is one we feel capable of winning."
"We wanted to rectify what happened in Milan by beating Southampton and managed to turn in a very professional performance."