The former Manchester United and England central defender Rio Ferdinand was on BT sport yesterday afternoon and defended his buddy an ex teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.

Erik ten Hag has a tough job at Manchester United and tougher with managing a superstar like Ronaldo in his ranks. Surely the five time Champions League winner will be gone come January? See what his old buddy Ferdinand had to say about the Portuguese star.

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"No player can sit on the side and say, 'I'm not coming on.'

"I don't care who you are. You're a player. You CANNOT take that decision."@petercrouch has his say on the Cristiano Ronaldo drama at Manchester United. pic.twitter.com/XFnt82c19n

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“‘Communicate with me so I can prepare the week, and I can be ready for the weekend,'” continued the United legend, speaking on behalf of his former teammate.

“‘Throwing me five minutes here and two minutes there is… It was disrespectful against Man City to bring me on for a few minutes, so why is it now not disrespectful?'”