Man Utd: Ferdinand reveals why Ronaldo cried at 2008 final
Manchester United nearly replaced Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic with Scott McTominay, reports say. The pair had glittering Old Trafford careers, winning the Premier League title a combined 11 times. And McTominay, despite being a midfielder, was earmarked as a potential long-term replacement for the pair during his days in the Red Devils’ academy.
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“I should be breaking lines similar to what Paul [Pogba] does, drive into the box and create chances.
“We always have to have that balance of one goes and one sits, which is so important for a midfield player.
“Being box-to-box, there’s some amazing examples: Zidane, Patrick Vieira, Roy Keane, driving through the middle of the pitch and were exceptionally good at it.
“For me it’s important to keep watching clips like that, I get the guys to send them over as much as they can to analyse it.”
McTominay and United are set to be back in June after the Premier League gave the green light for full-contact training to resume.