RIO FERDINAND ripped into Manchester United’s flops and hopes they are having video nasties to sort out their ‘s***’ behaviour.
The furious Red Devils legend is still seething over Sunday’s 4-1 derby humiliation at City and says if they aren’t calling each other out at Carrington they need to leave the club.
Roy Keane and Gary Neville slammed the shameful effort after seeing their old side give up in the pummelling by Pep Guardiola’s defending Premier League champions.
And Ferdinand says he would deliver home truths to Ralf Rangnick’s squad and question if they are prepared to go ‘nose-to-nose’ in a bid to fix the mess.
When asked what Ferdinand would say to United’s flops, the ex-centre-back fumed: “I could pull up a heap of videos.
“I’d ask, what can you see, guys? Can someone explain why I have put this video on please? There are so many cases you could highlight to embarrass them.
“Are you okay to have uncomfortable conversations? Are you okay to be going one-to-one, nose-to-nose about a situation?
“Too many managers have come in and gone. Now it’s not about the manager.
“If you are not willing to come in, work hard and improve every day, come out of the club.
“That’s what these (United) players need to hear. That’s what it should be like at every club because there’s a standard.
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“If you aren’t hitting that standard, ability wise and if you aren’t good enough then that is fine.
“But if you are not hitting the standard and culture in terms of effort, hard work and willingness to improve every day, come out of the gaff. Don’t come here.
“Put on a video because I want to see someone squirming in that chair and I want you to explain that s*** behaviour.
Too many managers have come in and gone. Now it’s not about the manager.
Rio Ferdinand
“The antics in a clip where you have let someone run completely off you, the player has turned around, seen it and started walking. Also, how are the other players allowing this behaviour?
“How have you not said anything or gripped this geezer up in the tunnel or the changing room? Or said, ‘Oi, you are making me look bad’.
“Forget what that individual has done because that’s a disgrace in itself.
“How the other players don’t go nuts because it’s making them look rubbish. Everyone is out of sync, out of position and covering for that lazy person who isn’t willing to run.”
Under-fire United face a crunch week with the visit of top four rivals Tottenham on Saturday followed by the Champions League last-16 second leg against Atletico Madrid at Old Trafford next Tuesday, with the tie locked at 1-1.
Ferdinand, who won six Prem titles with United as well as the 2008 Champions League, only need to look across Manchester to see the basics that are required.
The former England defender added on his Vibe with Five Podcast: “One of the main ingredients to rectify it is to bloody work hard. It isn’t rocket science.
“Graft, roll your sleeves up and be humble. Run and work hard.
“You can’t win a game with just ability alone. Earn the right to play. City work harder than anyone else. The best footballing team on the planet right now. So do Liverpool.
“Without that hard work, Pep says, go in the stands, I don’t care what you are earning or what you are doing. I’m parking you up.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
