Rio: We want to win the title to 'shut up' all the new City fans

Rio Ferdinand says he wants to "shut up" Manchester City's growing support by retaining the title.

City hold a two-point lead over Manchester United in the title race and Ferdinand said he had noticed their support increase since they became credible contenders.

"Now that they are up there challenging we're seeing more Manchester City kits around town and more people are talking about them," said Ferdinand.

"You didn't see that years ago. Now we want to shut those people up too."

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