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Rio Ferdinand admits his career is in limbo as he waits to find out whether his face will fit under the new regime at Manchester United.

With Louis van Gaal's appointment at Old Trafford expected to be confirmed next week, former England captain Ferdinand, 35, is out of contract and will be "open to offers" if the Dutchman casts him adrift.

But with United's other senior centre-half, Nemanja Vidic, heading for Inter Milan this summer, Ferdinand could still be retained by Van Gaal as experienced back-up.

Ferdinand, who will be part of the BBC World Cup pundits panel this summer, said: "I'm fit, healthy and I want to continue playing. I've spoken to a lot of mates in the game and they all say the same thing - keep playing for as long as you can.

"The club at the moment is in a position where they can't really make any decisions about anything. For me to be saying, 'I want to do this or that' is irrelevant.

"We've got to see who becomes the new manager and boxes will be ticked from there. I don't know if whether the new manager will help me (stay at United), I just want the best solution for the club.

"Whatever it is, I'll respect it. After that, I'm open to offers, but I'd rather wait and see what happens at United, then there will be a decision for me to make - but I won't go below the Conference!

"I've not thought that far ahead, to be honest, I've just been concentrating on getting to the end of the season - and it's been a disappointing season, 100 per cent. The table doesn't lie."

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United players and staff went on a lap of apology after Tuesday's 3-1 win over Hull, their last home appearance of a dismal season when their fortress was breached eight times and manager David Moyes was sacked after just 10 months in charge.

Ferdinand added: "We're in a bad position and nobody expected us to go this way. It's for us, as players, to take responsibility for our performances whether we win or lose.

"Obviously the powers that be decided to change the manager - hopefully the new guy can come in and change the fortunes of the club. There's no point harping on about what David Moyes did and what went wrong, you've got to turn the page. You can't move forward if you keep looking back.

"A new manager will come in and he's the person we've got to get behind, to work with and make sure he gets it right. It's important that everyone works together to continue the process of winning, because that's what we are about.

"It didn't work this time, but hopefully it will work next time. We're a team who have won lots of titles and cups, and we need to get back to doing that."