RIO FERDINAND has claimed that Arsenal are at fault for allowing Manchester City a chance to win a historic treble.
The Citizens are on the cusp of emulating Manchester United’s treble win in 1999 as they take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final on Saturday.
City have already picked up the FA Cup and Premier League titles, beating their cross-city rivals at Wembley Stadium 2-1.
Pep Guardiola’s side lifted the league title by catching Arsenal as their form dropped in the critical stage of the season.
And Ferdinand has hilariously pointed that as the reason City can complete a treble.
After being told by Arsenal fan John Beya that it was United’s job to stop city in the FA Cup, Ferdinand fired back.
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He said on the VIBE with FIVE podcast: “It was your job, you were ahead 93 per cent of the time.
“You was in a prime position to do that, and you folded like a pack of cards.”
On the final against City, Ferdinand delivered a scathing summary.
He added: “It was over before it started.
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“I didn’t have any genuine belief that we could win it. It is a 50/50 on the day but it weren’t a real 50/50.
“They are the better team, they have been together for a far longer period, they are in a rich vein of form.”
Ferdinand then praised Man City captain Ilkay Gundogan after the German midfielder netted a brace in the final.
He said: “The person that I think needs talking about is the captain, Gundogan.
“I think he’s been immense. We talk about [Erling] Haaland, rightly so. We talk about [Jack] Grealish, rightly so. We talk about [Kevin] De Bruyne, rightly so. [John] Stones recently as well, all rightly so.
“But Gundogan, when it’s mattered, he has come up trumps, either with goals, performances, the control of games, the pace and tempo goes through him and Rodri a lot of the time.
“And he defines what everything’s good about this team.
“He’s calm under pressure, never seems like with a hair out of place. He’s just there, man!”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
