Manchester United players advertisting Smirnoff!!

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Diageo's flagship Smirnoff brand has launched an above-the-line campaign featuring three stars of Manchester United playing a surreal game of football above and below water.

The ad, created by JWT Sydney and shot in Manchester using 3D technology, features Rio Ferdinand, Ji-sun Park and Ryan Giggs playing a bizarre form of football before a Smirnoff bottle emerges from the water. It ends with the words "Discover Extraordinary Purity".

It is launching this month (December) across the Asia Pacific region on TV and digital media.

Ingrid Tatham, Smirnoff regional brand manager, said: "Manchester United has a huge following and really resonated with our Smirnoff fans in Asia, we are excited to create a dynamic and engaging new campaign for our customers to interact and take part in ."

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Sir Alex Ferguson says Rio Ferdinand will be fit to face Arsenal

• Manager says: 'I am sure he will be OK for Monday'
• Defender has 'tight hamstring'



Sir Alex Ferguson said he was optimistic that Rio Ferdinand would be fit for Manchester United's match against Arsenal on Monday. Ferdinand went off five minutes into second-half of last night's 1-1 Champions League draw with Valencia, with a tight hamstring. Ferguson said it was the correct decision for Ferdinand to come off.

"Rio has a tight hamstring," he said. "He felt it at half-time. He wanted to try it but it still felt tight. We weren't prepared to take a chance. There was no point because we had Chris Smalling to come on. He has six days and I am sure he will be OK for Monday."

Ferguson was satisfied with United's performance, though they wasted a lot of chances and Pablo Hernández put Valencia in front. With Dimitar Berbatov repeatedly denied by Vicente Guaita and Wayne Rooney striking the crossbar with a magnificent curling effort, it was left to Anderson to earn the point which ensured top spot in Group C and a favourable seeding in next Friday's draw. It was the Brazilian's second goal in 109 United appearances.

"He should score more goals," he said. "He’s got the pace and power. He’s clever, he’s accurate with his passing, he should be accurate with his finishing and he’s taken his goal well tonight. I’m pleased. That’ll help him."

United will avoid Barcelona and Real Madrid in the first knockout round, although the holders, Internazionale, could be their opponents.

"It is always good to be first," said Ferguson. "That is important. We will avoid the bigger names, although they will come eventually."

Ferguson was also pleased with the 20-year-old goalkeeper Ben Amos, who made a third senior appearance.

"His best moments were in the second half," said Ferguson. "He was a little bit nervous in the first, which you expect. He is only a kid. But he did very well in the second. He composed himself well considering we had so many young players at the back."

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