Rio Ferdinand fires warning to Ruben Amorim after Man Utd target leaves him unimpressed

Manchester United person been heavy linked with Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres since Ruben Amorim near the Portuguese champions to instrumentality up a caller relation astatine Old Trafford

Rio Ferdinand has questioned whether Viktor Gyokeres would beryllium a occurrence successful the Premier League aft watching him blank against Arsenal.

The Sporting Lisbon prima has been successful red-hot signifier for the Portuguese champions since joining connected a escaped transportation astir 18 months agone and has been linked with some the Gunners and Manchester United recently.

Gyokeres plundered an awesome hat-trick when Sporting triumphed implicit Manchester City successful the Champions League past month. But it was a antithetic communicative for the Sweden planetary connected Tuesday night, wherever helium was good marshalled by Gabriel and William Saliba arsenic Arsenal cantered to a 5-1 triumph successful Lisbon.

Ferdinand was analysing the lucifer for TNT Sports - and helium wasn't ultra impressed with the striker, who has been tipped to travel Ruben Amorim to Old Trafford.

Ferdinand said post-match: “His strengths played into the strengths of the 2 cardinal defenders helium was up against and that’s what he’d find successful the Premier League week successful week out. Two large beardown centre halves the bulk of the time. Can helium woody with them?

“It wasn’t until Gabriel went disconnected that helium really got a spot of joyousness against Kiwior, a subordinate who’s not arsenic large and not arsenic strong. These 2 centre halve are the champion arsenic a concern and they didn’t springiness him an ounce the full game. He’s been crucifying teams successful those areas moving the channels, these guys look supremely comfy successful doing that.

“Have I seen capable to accidental helium tin travel to the Premier League and beryllium a success? I’m not saying helium wouldn’t, but I’m saying you’d request to spot much than what we saw today.”

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Arsenal were heavy linked with Gyokeres backmost successful the summertime transportation model and, similar United, are expected to motion a striker astatine immoderate constituent betwixt January and the commencement of the 2025-26 campaign.

Arteta was giving small distant connected Gyokeres, though, erstwhile helium was asked for his thoughts connected the striker pre-match. He said successful his property conference: “I would similar to speech astir the team, astir the coaches and however phenomenal they person been.

“The tally they are successful is incredible. I recognize the question but they person a batch of idiosyncratic qualities. And yes successful the circumstantial presumption they person large players.”

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