An analysis of Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand's performance against Tottenham in the wake of getting an eight month ban by the FA.
1605 GMT: Ferdinand emerges from the tunnel and claps the Man Utd fans as he jogs out.
2 mins: Ferdinand gets his first touch and there are boos from the crowd. The travelling support respond by chanting Ferdinand's name.
10: Ferdinand loses out to striker Freddie Kanoute just inside the Spurs half and the White Hart Lane side almost create an opening.
16: Keane gets in between Ferdinand and Silvestre but the Spurs striker's header goes just wide to the relief of the central defensive pairing.
34: Ferdinand receives a knock and briefly catches his breath before carrying on.
45: The England man goes off at half-time with Man Utd coasting at 2-0 up but Ferdinand is holding his arm in worrying fashion.
63: Ferdinand is beaten by Gustavo Poyet to a low cross into the United six-yard box by Stephane Dalmat and Spurs pull a goal back.
90: There are more jeers when Ferdinand gets a touch of the ball but he keeps his calm and composure to comfortably keep Spurs at bay and help steer United to a win which moves them to the top of the Premiership.
Ferdinand even gets the last touch of the ball in stopping Rohan Ricketts on the edge of the United box before saluting the away support after the final whistle.
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