Rio Ferdinand believes Romelu Lukaku’s hold-up play away from goal still needs to improve after his impressive display against Arsenal at the weekend. Chelsea have made a huge statement of intent by re-signing Lukaku in a £97.5m deal from Inter this month and the player has made an immediate impact […]
Rio Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United to sign either Saul Niguez or Declan Rice before this summer transfer window closes. United have already signed Raphael Varane from Real Madrid, Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund and Tom Heaton from Aston Villa this summer window. But Ferdinand feels the club could still […]
Former Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand has been ‘massively impressed’ by Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah and has rated Thomas Tuchel’s team at Stamford Bridge. Chalobah moved to Chelsea at the age of eight and has been part of the first-team since 2018, but is hoping to finally enjoy a breakthrough […]
Rio Ferdinand bemoaned Hakim Ziyech’s shoulder injury in Chelsea’s Super Cup victory over Villarreal and urged the player ‘do his rehab and protect himself’ to ensure a strong return to the team. Ziyech opened the scoring in Belfast but his night was brought to an end as he was forced […]
Rio Ferdinand is a huge fan of Raphael Varane, but holds one doubt over the central defender, whether he can adapt to the physicality of the Premier League. The 28-year-old is on the verge of joining Manchester United for a fee of around £34m in what looks to be a […]
Rio Ferdinand has revealed how Sergio Busquets mocked him during the 2011 Champions League final as Barcelona tore Manchester United apart in a 3-1 victory for Guardiola’s side. Barcelona won their second Champions League title in three years by defeating Sir Alex Ferguson’s team at Wembley. The Red devils had no answer for Guardiola’s […]
Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United to sign Declan Rice ahead of Rennes star Eduardo Camavinga this summer. Reports last week emerged that the Red devils have made an approach to the 18-year-old midfielder. Solskjaer is also understood to be a huge admirer of Rice, but West Ham want to keep the midfielder and are […]
Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand are in agreement that Manchester United have signed a ‘special’ talent in Jadon Sancho after he gave an excellent performance in England’s 4-0 victory over Ukraine. The winger was handed his first start of Euro 2020 and was lively throughout despite not getting on the scoresheet, with Harry Kane, Maguire and Henderson […]
Rio Ferdinand has branded Jose Mourinho ‘bitter’ for continuing his public feud with Manchester United let-back Luke Shaw. He struggled to win the faith of his former coach during Mourinho’s two-and-a-half year spell at Old Trafford but has rebuilt his career under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Shaw won United’s player of […]
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed Gary Lineker for thinking that Lionel Messi is better. Ferdinand and Lineker were previewing Portugal’s Euro 2020 match with France on Wednesday when the conversation arose. Ferdinand was Ronaldo’s teammate at Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson, and they dominated English football for the second half of the […]