Fergie urges Butt to stay

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has urged Nicky Butt to make him a happy man by staying at Old Trafford for the rest of the season.

Ferguson reluctantly placed the England midfielder on the transfer list at the beginning of the month after Butt expressed his frustration at his lack of first-team opportunities this season, which may adversely affect his chances of making Sven-Goran Eriksson’s squad for this summer’s European Championships.