Rio Ferdinand describes criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo as 'BLASPHEMY'
3 years, 4 months ago

Rio Ferdinand describes criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo as 'BLASPHEMY'

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Rio Ferdinand has hit out at Cristiano Ronaldo's critics, suggesting that questioning the Portuguese contribution for Manchester United amounted to 'blasphemy'. Cristiano Ronaldo was on target in United's 3-0 win at Spurs on Saturday evening Rio Ferdinand believes criticism of his former teammate is completely unjustified The Reds exploited United's disjointed pressing at will, slicing through their rivals' midfield and defence as they dismantled Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team 5-0 at Old Trafford. The Portuguese opened the scoring with a superbly taken volley in the first half The 36-year-old has now scored four goals in seven Premier League games this season ‘Listen, I’ve been seeing too much of it, don’t talk like that. Goals were the currency Ferdinand, who won three Premier League titles and the Champions League during Ronaldo's first spell at Old Trafford, believes his former teammate should be judged on. Ronaldo has scored crucial winners against Villarreal and Atalanta in the Champions League Ferdinand believes his former teammate should be judged on his goals return ‘A player that’s done what he’s done in the game, a superstar at any generation, he’ll be one of the best players in any generation you can think about,' he continued.

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