Rio Ferdinand confirms he has spoken to Woodward about Man Utd job

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Rio Ferdinand confirms he has spoken to Woodward about Man Utd job

 

Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he has spoken to Manchester United executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, about the sporting director role.

United have been looking to overhaul football operations, allowing Woodward to focus on the commercial side.

Despite lots of speculations linking people with the role, things have gone cold in recent months with a report claiming that the club have stalled on hiring someone. Woodward set to remain in charge of transfers for the time being.

However, former United captain, Ferdinand has not been shy in declaring his desire for the position and says he has discussed the job with Woodward.

“I’ve always spoken to Ed since I left, anyway. I had that type of relationship with him.

“I’ve not seen him at a game, so all the chats I’ve had with him have been on the phone or I go and see him when I’m in London.

“I’m not the type to dilly-dally around. I’ve seen the stuff in the papers. ‘What’s that role about?’ I’ve asked that question – so yes, I have spoken to him.

“I’m very honest and Ed’s open and honest with me. Manchester United and the powers that be will decide as and when they are going to put someone into that role.

“If I am the person on that list and the person they are going to talk to, then that time will come.

“It’s nice to be on a list in such a responsible role at such a prestigious club. If the call comes I will say, ‘thank you very much for that’, but if that call doesn’t come, I’ll not lose sleep over it,” Ferdinand told BBC Sportsweek.

 

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Champions League: Liverpool Is Capable Of Putting Real Madrid To Bed - Ferdinand

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Champions League: Liverpool Is Capable Of Putting Real Madrid To Bed - Ferdinand

Former Manchester United captain, Rio Ferdinand has claimed that Liverpool are capable of beating Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in the Champions League semifinals.

The Reds were imperious Tuesday evening as they beat Manchester City for the second time in a week to book their place in the semifinals.

Liverpool and Roma will likely be joined by Real Madrid, as well as the winner from the tightly-poised clash between Bayern Munich and Sevilla.

Ferdinand said other teams will be desperate to avoid them in the draw.

He told BT Sport, “None of the other three teams (Madrid, Bayern or Roma) that go through to the semi-finals will want to be drawn against Liverpool.

“At the moment, they are capable of putting anyone to bed.”

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Champions League: Rio Ferdinand Has Reacted To Manchester United 2-1 Home Loss To Sevilla

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Champions League: Rio Ferdinand Has Reacted To Manchester United 2-1 Home Loss To Sevilla

A former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand has reacted to Manchester United 2-1 home loss to Sevilla and eventual crash out from the Champions League on Tuesday.

The first leg ended 0-0 in Spain and United knew they had to be wary of conceding an away goal at Old Trafford.

But after failing to score for the first 74 minutes, substitute Wissam Ben Yedder provided the killer blow for the visiting side.

The striker scored twice within the space of four minutes, meaning Romelu Lukaku’s late goal was nothing more than a consolation for United.

Ferdinand said Jose Mourinho and his players played like a team of strangers.

He said they looked like a team thrown together, full of strangers.

He told BT Sport, “Terrible.

“I didn’t see this result or this performance coming, especially after the result at the weekend against Liverpool, the way in which they played.

“I thought they would have brought confidence to this game. They looked like a team thrown together, full of strangers.

“They played with nerves, they just went out there and played nervous and cautious from the beginning.

“In these games you’ve got to go and take the game by the scruff of the neck.

“That takes personalities, takes characters to go and do that.

“In this stadium you’ve got to give these fans something to chant about.

“This stadium tonight was quiet and that’s down to the players.”

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Champions League: Real Madrid Will Win The Title, Ferdinand, Lampard, Gerrard Back The Spanish Club

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Champions League: Real Madrid Will Win The Title, Ferdinand, Lampard, Gerrard Back The Spanish Club

Ex-England players, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are all backing Real Madrid to win the Champions League this season.

Real Madrid won the title last year with a 4-1 victory over Juventus in Cardiff, Wales, and progressed to the quarter-finals on Tuesday after seeing off Paris Saint-Germain.

The Spanish giants’ domestic form has been ordinary this term, with Zinedine Zidane’s side slipping 15 points adrift of Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table.

But the team continue to impress in the Champions League and are destined to defend the Champions League trophy, according to three of the biggest pundits in the game, who were talking to BT Sport.

Speaking on BT Sports after Tottenham crashed out of the Competition to Juventus last night, Rio Ferdinand said, “Real Madrid, simply because of the experience and the Ronaldo factor,” when asked who they think would eventually win the competition.

Steven Gerrard, a former Liverpool player, said, “Liverpool have a chance but Real are rightly favourites.”

For former Chelsea star, Frank Lampard, “I have to agree but it is still very hard to predict.”

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