Ferdinand comments on if his best Man United side would beat Man City
Rio Ferdinand says Pep Guardiola’s current Man City team would have LOST to the successful Man United side he played in under Sir Alex Ferguson… as he jokes that he would have record-breaking Erling Haaland in his pocket
- Man City are chasing an incredible Treble after their victory against Arsenal
- Rio Ferdinand believes Man City would lose to his Manchester United side
- He also joked that he would pocket superstar Man City striker Erling Haaland
Rio Ferdinand believes Man City’s current Treble chasing winning team would have lost to the successful Manchester United side he played under during Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign at the club.
Man City are in a strong position to win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season – a feat which would repeat their rivals’ Treble winning team of 1999.
Their 4-1 victory over Arsenal on Wednesday means they are two points off the Gunners in the Premier League with two games in hand. Meanwhile, they are set to face Manchester United in the FA Cup final and Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Despite United’s trophy hat-trick of 1999, Ferdinand has previously insisted that the 2008 team which included him and the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney was the club’s best ever.
Ferdinand has now commented that United’s best team under Ferguson would beat Man City – and even gave a confident response to whether he would stop Erling Haaland.
Manchester City are looking to secure a historic Treble after an incredible season so far
Ferdinand though believes that Pep Guardiola’s side would have lost to the best Manchester United team he played under for Sir Alex Ferguson
Ferdinand also joked on BT Sport that he would pocket Man City’s star striker Erling Haaland
He told BT Sport ahead of tonight’s game with Newcastle: ‘Tough. It would be tough games.
‘Pep’s teams are hard to play against, I mean, we were annihilated by his Barcelona team.
‘So this team with the weapons they have, with Haaland and De Bruyne connecting it would be a difficult one but I think we’d win 3-1.’
BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey as well as pundits Owen Hargreaves and Jermaine Jenas all laughed at Ferdinand’s last comment.
Humphrey then asked Ferdinand whether he would keep Haaland quiet, to which while looking at his pocket he joked: ‘He would be in there somewhere.’
Ferdinand has previously insisted that the 2008 team which won the Premier League and Champions League was the best he played in during Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign in charge
Though Ferdinand is one of the best Premier League defenders of all time, he might have been given a tough time by Haaland who has scored 49 goals for Man City in all competitions
Ferdinand is one of the best Premier League defenders of all time, but it would have been a tough ask to stop Haaland who has scored 49 goals in 43 games across all competitions this season.
He did though add: ‘We would have to fight and go toe-to-toe with them. They’re a great team and you cannot deny that.’
The Manchester United team Ferdinand played in during the 2007-08 season won both the Premier League and Champions League, though crashed out of the quarter-finals of the FA Cup to eventual winners Portsmouth.
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