Rio Ferdinand to leave Manchester United in summer as David Moyes calls time on his career

EPL: Prospects of veteran defender earning a new deal at Old Trafford are understood to be bleak as new manager increasingly turns to Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones

Rio Ferdinand is facing the final six months of his Manchester United career as he is set to become a high-profile victim of David Moyes’s rebuilding plans at Old Trafford.

Ferdinand, whose one-year contract expires in June, could make his first Premier League appearance for a month when United travel to  Hull City on Boxing Day lunchtime.