Soccer: Leeds are on the march, says Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand is confident Leeds can go on to even better things after coming through a sticky patch earlier in the season.
He was speaking after Leeds had matched Manchester United in a controversial 1-1 draw at Elland Road.
Ferdinand underlined the maturing qualities of his team-mates he has come to know since his £18m move from West Ham.
He said: "We showed what Leeds are all about.
"We knew this game was going to be tough because United are one of the best teams around - if not the best - but we gave them a good game.
"We managed to get in among them, we worked hard and we proved if you can get round teams then you will come away with the rewards.
"We've been good at shutting teams down recently and that's what we did against Manchester United, and it proved quite fruitful.
"It was obviously a real sickener to go behind, but then that shows just what a good team they are because they had one chance and they took it.
"But then we showed our resilience. We showed we have big hearts, strength of character and good ability. We've gone through a rough period recently but now we've come out it with flying colours.
"We realise, though, there's still a lot to do and we've still got targets we want to hit."
Leeds were denied victory over United when a stoppage time own goal by Wes Brown was ruled out for offside.
