‘Fan boy’ friction

Carragher labelled Ferdinand a ‘Ronaldo fan boy’ in a row final 12 months after defending Erik ten Hag for leaving the Portugal worldwide as an unused substitute when United misplaced 6-3 to rivals Manchester City. The supervisor claimed it was ‘out of respect’ given Ronaldo’s profession, which Carragher felt was justified, however Ferdinand was livid with the reason and believed his ex-teammate ought to have been one of many first names on the staff sheet.

After Ferdinand shared a clip explaining his reasoning, Carragher replied: “Rio I know how it works, he's your mate & you/Evra & the rest are on the group WhatsApp & he asks you to come out & defend him, don't be his fan boy you're Rio Ferdinand for FFS!!"

Ferdinand laughed off the accusations though, implying that the pundit needs to be as vocal in the studio when bigger personalities are around. He responded: “What WhatsApp group?! Leave off lad…I want this same energy with Roy Keane when ya next in the studio. Stop getting bullied.”