Rio Ferdinand names Man Utd star who was ‘non-existent’ in Rangers win

Rio Ferdinand felt that Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee was ‘non-existent’ for ample parts of their Europa League triumph implicit Rangers.

United were bailed retired by Bruno Fernandes’ precocious victor arsenic Ruben Amorim’s broadside claimed a constrictive 2-1 triumph astatine Old Trafford connected Thursday.

The hosts went up aft Jack Butland’s ain extremity successful the 2nd fractional but were pegged backmost by Cyriel Dessers superb 88th-minute equaliser.

However, the Red Devils were capable to snatch a precocious triumph erstwhile Fernandes volleyed location Lisandro Martinez’s transverse successful the 2nd infinitesimal of added time.

Zirkzee, meanwhile, endured different indifferent evening astatine Old Trafford having been fixed the accidental to pb the enactment by Amorim.

The Dutch planetary linked up play good but had conscionable 2 shots and 4 touches successful the opposition’s punishment country earlier being withdrawn for Rasmus Hojlund successful the 82nd minute.

Reflecting connected the striker’s performance, Ally McCoist said during his commentary for TNT Sports: ‘I deliberation he’s done alright Zirkzee but I’ll accidental it again: I deliberation from Manchester United’s constituent of presumption you’d similar to spot much of a goalscoring menace arsenic good arsenic helium played.’

Ferdinand, meanwhile, felt that the striker had gone missing for excessively agelong during Thursday evening’s match.

‘I thought helium was non-existent successful the archetypal fractional to beryllium honorable but I thought helium improved successful the 2nd half,’ the erstwhile United centre-back said arsenic Zirkzee made his mode disconnected the pitch.

‘He inactive wasn’t a existent menace connected the extremity but they got their extremity successful the end.’

Zirkzee has scored conscionable 4 goals successful each competitions since arriving from Bologna for £36million successful the summer.

The 23-year-old endured the ignominy of being subbed disconnected aft lone 33 minutes against Newcastle successful December but inactive retains the enactment of galore fans, arsenic good arsenic his chap players.

‘Josh is simply a bully subordinate and you don’t play for this nine if you are not a bully player,’ Maguire said connected Wednesday erstwhile asked astir Zirkzee’s hard commencement to beingness successful England.

‘He has got to bring that content and that assurance retired of himself. In football, determination is ever different crippled and a adjacent opportunity.

‘Josh came connected against Arsenal and truly changed the crippled for america and to score that winning penalty probably gave him a batch of assurance and content that helium belongs astatine this shot club.

‘The fans person been superb with him. We person astonishing fans that instrumentality with america done heavy and thin. When times are pugnacious they truly get down you and enactment you.

‘I person felt that and I americium definite Josh would person been feeling that implicit the caller weeks.’

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