It’s been ten years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired from football and left Manchester United in the hands of David Moyes. The first successor failed (as Unai Emery in Arsenal after Arsene Wenger) but others were not good either. And now, in 2023, the club is still in turmoil and far away from the golden ages of Ferguson and his players. Many believe that his best football in Manchester was during the period from 2004 until his retirement, which was also the period when, among others, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney played together. Why are we mentioning these two players in particular? Because Ferdinand surprisingly named Rooney his worst teammate.Rio Ferdinand: “I would have gone to Saudi Arabia in my prime”Speaking for the latest BBC podcast, the former United defender explained how they could be great friends and worst teammates at the same time.“The worst team-mate I probably had the most arguments with Wayne Rooney to be honest with you. Never came to blows, it was on the pitch. ‘We never argued in training really, it was just match day, we probably argued once every two or three games, effing and blinding, screaming at each other because I wanted more from him. I knew what he was good at and I knew he could do more. I’d want him to be more effective or something” recalled Ferdinand.No-nonsense Roney: “Rio is arrogant, CR7 is annoying, Tevez doesn’t speak but mumbles”The former United player explained that Rooney was not satisfied with scoring goals, but he wanted to participate more, which didn’t sit well with Ferdinand.“The biggest thing for me with Wayne is he wanted to play 30 or 40 yard passes like Paul Scholes, and he could do it, he was that good. I wanted him to score 30 or 40 goals a season, because he could. We played one season and he scored 30-something goals and he wasn’t happy because he wasn’t getting involved in the game and dictating it, he was having to play high. And I couldn’t get my head around it. That’s the top striker, I want you to be that because I know you can be that. But he loved football that much he wanted to play football like he was playing in the park, and we used to argue, I’d tell him to shoot and he’d scream back at me. But they were good arguments”UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE – ROUND 6Thursday20:45: (2.25) LASK (3.50) Toulouse (3.35)20:45: (2.90) St.Gilloise (3.60) Liverpool (2.50)20:45: (1.70) Panathinaikos (3.80) Maccabi Haifa (5.60)20:45: (2.20) Rennes (3.50) Villareal (3.45)20:45: (1.15) Roma (7.75) Sheriff Tiraspol (19.0)20:45: (1.35) Slavia Praha (5.30) Servette (10.5)20:45: (1.40) Leverkusen (5.30) Molde (8.00)20:45: (1.32) Qarabag (6.00) Hacken (10.0)23:00: (1.30) Olympiakos (5.50) TSC Backa Topola (10.0)23:00: (1.80) West Ham (3.70) Freiburg (5.00)23:00: (2.05) Ajax (3.50) AEK (3.50)23:00: (1.70) Brighton (4.10) Olympique Marseille (5.20)23:00: (4.40) Aris Limmasol (3.70) Sparta Praha (1.90)23:00: (1.85) Betis (3.70) Rangers (4.70)23:00: (2.65) Rakow (3.40) Atalanta (2.80)23:00: (1.70) Sporting (3.60) Sturm (5.30)***odds are subject to change***
