Rio Ferdinand says Wayne Rooney has got what it takes to become
the greatest United player of all time - and Rooney agrees.
The defender reveals his United and England colleague's ambition to
become a Reds legend in his autobiogrpahy, Rio - My Story.
"We were talking about [George] Best, Bryan Robson and [Eric]
Cantona and how they were legends at United and he went, 'I'll be
the best player to play for United', and smiled.
"Deep down he really does believe he is, but he's not being cocky.
People can see he's so good that it's possible he will be the best
United player of all time, provided he can steer clear of the
unfortunate injuries."
Rio also reveals how Rooney's skills are used for slightly less
serious purposes at United's Carrington training ground.
"In training we always muck about for a couple of minutes before we
start properly and Wazza, like Paul Scholes, is always trying
different things saying, 'I'm going to hit the crossbar from here'
or 'I'm going to hit the corner flag'," he said.
"You have to be on your guard because Wazza and Scholesy will aim
to knock your head off if you haven't got your wits about
you."
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