RIO IS 'FERD RATE'

Last updated : 06 November 2005 By Ed

"He is a good central defender but he is not one of the best in the world.

"He doesn't measure up to the way John Terry is playing or the way Paolo Maldini or Lillian Thuram have played in the past.

"There is a lot of weight on his shoulders and he doesn't seem to know how to react to it.

"I don't think he is making any more mistakes than anyone else, but as an England international before a World Cup Finals everything he does is highlighted.

"If United play like they did against Lille then it will be very difficult for us notT to win the game.

"Their defence is not working well right now. In fact, it hasn't been working well for a while.

"Didier Drogba and Hernan Crespo, with the movement that they both have, can destroy them."