Football Daily – Rio Ferdinand on the current situation of Manchester United

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Rio Ferdinand discusses the current status of Manchester United with 5 Live’s Darren Fletcher. He expressed his thoughts on Michael Carrick coming in as caretaker manager, what skills a Manchester United manager needs and how they need someone who is ‘crazy’ and will ‘ruffle some feathers’. He explains the impact the club’s legends had on him when he joined for a world record fee and how the club should emulate that now. They also get into the ‘lingering scent’ of Sir Alex Ferguson and the presence he still has at the club. Timecodes: 0’30 – Rio’s thoughts on Amorim’s sacking 3’00 – Was Carrick the right choice or the only choice? 4’28 – What skill set does a Manchester United coach need? 5’10 – “To be a Manchester United manager, you need balls of steel and you have to be able to deal with the media” 5’40 – “We had all kinds of managers… We needed to deal with crazy people – people who would ruffle feathers… Conte?” 7’38 – Can Carrick get the job permanently? 10’00 – Is it so [the club] Too broken to be successful for Crick? 13’30 – There should be more ex-players involved at Manchester United like there were when he joined the club. 19’30 – Sir Alex Ferguson doesn’t have the influence people think he has at the club.

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