Ruud van Nistelrooy has delivered a fascinating insight on life behind the scenes at Manchester United during his five years at Old Trafford under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson. United swooped for Dutchman Van Nistelrooy in 2001, signing him for £19million from PSV Eindhoven. He scored 150 goals in 219 games, most notably winning … Read more
Phil Foden has played his way into England’s starting XI for the Euros, claims Rio Ferdinand… as Owen Hargreaves praises Man City midfielder’s ‘unique’ end product after sublime assist for Ilkay Gundogan’s goal in win against Borussia Monchengladbach Phil Foden recorded a sublime assist for Ilkay Gundogan in Man City’s win He pulled off a … Read more
Rio Ferdinand heaps praise on ‘whole-hearted Sheffield United fan’ Chris Wilder as he edges closer to exit amid fall-out with Saudi owner… as pundit insists there could be a STATUE of him outside Bramall Lane in coming years Rio Ferdinand sung praises of Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder amid departure The Blades are 13 points … Read more
Rio Ferdinand salutes Luke Shaw for fighting back to thrive at Manchester United having been ‘discarded on the scrap heap’ and looking like ‘a broken man’ under Jose Mourinho Luke Shaw has been resurgent this season for Manchester United at left-back He was marginalised under Jose Mourinho but is now thriving at Old Trafford Rio … Read more
‘They’re gonna be running people close’: Rio Ferdinand believes Tottenham can climb into the top four as Jose Mourinho’s men grab narrow Premier League win over Fulham Rio Ferdinand thinks with more consistency Spurs can reach the top four They got a narrow win over Fulham on Thursday, but were pushed all the way Tottenham … Read more
Manchester City defender Ruben Dias admits watching United duo Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic was his ‘dream weekend’ as a kid… but Portuguese centre back insists he ‘cannot replace Vincent Kompany given all he has done for the club’ By Kieran Jackson For Mailonline Published: 21:59 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 … Read more
Rio Ferdinand tells Manchester United to ‘move heaven and earth’ to sign Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland this summer – and says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cannot afford for them to join any of their Premier League rivals By Jack Bezants for MailOnline Published: 06:55 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 06:55 GMT, 2 March 2021 … Read more
Rio Ferdinand slams ‘disgraceful’ decision by Stuart Attwell and VAR to not award Manchester United a penalty at Chelsea after Callum Hudson-Odoi’s alleged handball Referee Stuart Attwell chose not to award a penalty to Man United at Chelsea Callum Hudson-Odoi was alleged to have handled inside the box on Sunday Attwell looked at the VAR … Read more
‘Phenomenal’ Manchester City ‘can only stop themselves’ from winning the Champions League, insist BT Sport pundits Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves after Pep Guardiola’s juggernaut made light work of Monchengladbach in last-16 first leg Manchester City took a 2-0 first-leg win over Borussia Monchengladbach Goals from Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus handed them a comfortable … Read more
Timo Werner is ‘frustrating’ to watch, says Rio Ferdinand, who urges the Chelsea forward to ‘slow the game down a bit’ after being ‘loose in possession’ and making poor decisions against Atletico Madrid Forward Timo Werner has struggled at times since arriving at Stamford Bridge Rio Ferdinand criticised him for mistakes in Chelsea’s win over … Read more
Rio Ferdinand urges Jesse Lingard to ‘close the chapter’ on his Manchester United career this summer and leave the club for good… with West Ham loan spell proving he is ‘too good to play second fiddle’ at Old Trafford Jesse Lingard joined West Ham in January on a loan deal from Man United He has … Read more
‘You take two pairs of boots, you get £500 and buy your family a Chinese’: Ravel Morrison admits to stealing and selling Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney’s boots while at Man United just to put food on his family’s table Ravel Morrison reveals he stole his team-mates boots to help feed his family The 28-year-old … Read more
Rio Ferdinand recalls Jesse Lingard being ‘the best player’ on pre-season tour with Manchester United under David Moyes in 2013 as he continues to shine under Scot for West Ham: ‘He probably looked back and thought… I can get the best out of him’ David Moyes previously worked with Jesse Lingard at Manchester United Rio Ferdinand … Read more