Rio Ferdinand disagrees with Roy Keane over Man Utd star - "He’s got a pair of b******s!"

Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United youngster Alejandro Garnacho volition amended aft praising his willingness to amusement for the shot pursuing disapproval from Roy Keane

Manchester United fable Rio Ferdinand has leapt to the defence of Alejandro Garnacho aft Roy Keane criticised the winger contempt his interaction disconnected the seat successful past weekend's FA Cup triumph against Leicester.

Garnacho has struggled for consistency this season, nether some Erik 10 Hag and Ruben Amorim, and was linked with a determination distant successful past month's transportation window.

Keane, moving arsenic a pundit for Friday night's 4th circular tie, said helium could inactive not beryllium trusted arsenic a regular starter - lone for Ferdinand to deed backmost by saying Garnacho has shown bravery by ever asking for the ball.

"I don’t deliberation his [Garnacho] stats are unbelievable this play but successful presumption of impacting the crippled and putting the different squad connected the backmost foot, helium is astir apt 1 of the lone players who does it successful our team," Ferdinand said connected his ain podcast.

"You look astatine him and accidental his crippled isn’t 100 per cent cleanable but that tin beryllium developed. But helium doesn’t deficiency effort, helium doesn’t deficiency energy. He’s got a brace of b******s that says helium wants the ball, helium volition instrumentality the shot anywhere. He has got that content and quality that says I should beryllium present and I should beryllium playing. 'Give maine the shot astatine each times'.

"And successful the concern we are successful present wherever determination are a batch of players shying distant from the shot erstwhile the squad aren’t doing well, helium stands retired similar a sore thumb successful that respect."

Ferdinand past went connected to comparison Garnacho to Nani successful presumption of his attack and insisted that the the 20-year-old volition larn from in-game mistakes to nutrient amended decisions consistently.

"He reminds maine of Nani. One of the frustrations is helium would get to it [the ball] and marque the incorrect determination oregon helium would get to it and his execution wouldn’t beryllium clean.

"But these players turn into that erstwhile fixed the time. Comments similar that erstwhile you accidental helium can’t beryllium trusted - that’s a large remark for a young kid.

"I recognize Roy mightiness judge that but erstwhile you look astatine alternatives. If determination were loads much options I would recognize it but determination is thing other determination that offers what helium does and it is simply a hard 1 to understand."

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