Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand will have a perfect opportunity to boost his overall FTBL rating when the Red Devils host Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Saturday: all he will have to do is beat a plank of just 7 rating points.

Ferdinand set the plank in the 4:3 win over bitter city rivals Manchester City. With a rating of 102.53 points at the moment, a solid addition will send him even higher in the FTBL ranking of English defenders, where he is in 3rd place at the moment, behind Chelsea’s John Terry (119.84 points) and Ashley Cole (116.50 points).

It appears save to predict Ferdinand will overtake Cole, who faces a maximum plank of 23.30 rating points to beat over the weekend. Terry, in the meantime, can feel secure for the moment: he is already guaranteed the 3 rating points he dropped in Chelsea’s 1:3 loss to Wigan Athletic.