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Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has blasted Joshua Zirkzee’s position in his former aspect’s last-gasp likelihood at Anfield.
The Purple Devils performed extremely properly to get a 2-2 draw at Anfield versus Liverpool however the end result might have been even higher after Harry Maguire spooned over an opportunity from shut vary within the final kick of a pulsating match.
While it’s attainable a purpose might not have stood as a consequence of it wanting offside, it was an enormous let off for the Anfield aspect.
After all blame will fall on Maguire for lacking such a clear-cut likelihood to attain a winner at Anfield that he’ll probably by no means have once more.
Nonetheless, the person who offered the go has additionally taken on criticism for his position within the big miss.
Talking on his YouTube channel Rio Ferdinand Presents, the previous defender laid into the standard of ball that Zirkzee performed to Maguire within the dying embers of the match.
Talking on the prospect Rio claimed, “in spite of everything of it, I’d have gone within the altering room and gone, ‘Bruv, what sort of stupidness was that?! What sort of go was that?! We might have gained the sport!’.”
“However Zirkzee is missing in confidence so he [Maguire] ain’t going to do this.”
“It’s element, bro. You recognize what it’s like? Speak to any individual such as you need to be talked to. Cross the way you need to obtain. Identical factor.”
The Dutchman’s December began in the absolute best method with two goals at residence to Everton however led to horrible trend as he was jeered by his personal followers after he left the pitch at Previous Trafford at residence to Newcastle United after simply 33 minutes of motion.
Since then, it has been reported that Zirkzee’s relationship with Ruben Amorim is at an “all-time low” and he seems to be to solely have the fraction of the boldness he confirmed for Bologna in Serie A final season.
He has lately been linked to a transfer to Juventus the place he would crew up along with his former boss Thiago Motta.
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