RIO Ferdinand had some harsh words for Manchester United’s kids following thier humiliating defeat to Manchester City recently.
The Reds under-15’s were destroyed 9-0 by Manchester City in a Floodlit Cup, and Ferdinand while on a visit to the Carrington training complex to film a commercial took time out to offer the future United star’s some words of wisdom.
The speech was filmed for Rio’s Five Magazine and the six time Premier League champion told them how to react after a humiliating loss to local rivals.
Ferdinand recalled the heavy 6-1 loss to Manchester City at Old Trafford in 2011 described by Sir Alex Ferguson as his “worst ever day” in charge of United.
“You got beat by City the other day didn’t you?”
“I remember getting beat at Old Trafford 6-1 by City,” he continued. “You’ve got to find something within yourself.
“You’ve got to push your chest out and make sure that next time you play them, you deal with them.
You have to understand that the badge, Man United, it’s not a joke.
When you win, enjoy it, but when you lose, that’s when you’ve got to learn at your age." Ferdinand added.
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City went on to win the league that season with that dramatic late goal from Sergio Aguero against QPR on the final day of the season.
The defender knows what he's talking about when it comes to bouncing back after losing to local rivals, United stormed to the Premier League title a year after thanks mainly to the 29 league goals from Robin Van Persie.
Ferdinand became the worlds most expensive defender when he moved to Old Trafford from Leeds United in 2002 for £29.1m.
The defender also won the Champions League and FIFA World Club Cup in his 12 years at Manchester United.
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