Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Carragher, both former Premier League players, got into an argument on Twitter over remarks made about Cristiano Ronaldo, a forward for Manchester United.
On Monday, Carragher tweeted that it was ‘laughable and wrong’ that Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag chose his squad and kept Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for the entirety of the Red Devils’ 6-3 loss to Manchester City in the Premier League derby on Sunday.
In response, Ferdinand questioned whether Carragher was still irritated. During a recent Sky broadcast at Old Trafford, Ronaldo did not extend his hand.
Ferdinand tweeted: “Carra you still upset he didn’t shake ur [sic] hand at Old Trafford? The hardest thing to do in football is score goals…”
Carragher, who appeared to be offended by the remark, yelled at Ferdinand and accused him of pandering to Ronaldo.
Then, in response to Ferdinand’s post, the legendary Liverpool player referred to Ferdinand as the captain of Portugal’s “fan boy.”
“No I’m delighted it went viral!’ said Carragher in response to Ferdinand’s comment about shaking Ronaldo’s hand.
“Rio I know how it works, he’s your mate & you/Evra & the rest are on the group WhatsApp & he asks you to come out & defend him. Don’t be his fan boy you’re Rio Ferdinand for FFS!!’
Similarly, Ferdinand then replied: “What WhatsApp group?! Leave off lad…I want this same energy with Roy Keane when ya [sic] next in the studio ffs. Stop getting bullied.”
