Alex Ferguson Rio Ferdinand Britain Manchester Istanbul Football Sporting Barcelona league final Alex Ferguson Rio Ferdinand Britain Manchester Istanbul

Champions League final: 'Immortal' Manchester City team 'will go down in history', says Rio Ferdinand - 'Statues galore'

eurosport.com

Manchester City’s Treble winners are “immortal” and deserve a statue for their achievements this season, according to BT Sport expert Rio Ferdinand.

Pep Guardiola’s side overcame Inter Milan in the Champions League final 1-0 thanks to a second-half winner by Rodri as City won their maiden Champions League trophy to go along with their Premier League title and FA Cup triumphs.

Ad They are the first English team to win the Treble since Sir Alex Ferguson’s famous Manchester United team of 1999. Champions League'This f****** trophy is so hard to win' — Guardiola delighted after CL successAN HOUR AGO Speaking immediately after the final whistle was sounded in Istanbul, Ferdinand was in awe of City’s success.

He said of City’s players and staff: “Immortal. Statues galore. They’ve earned it. This team have played a brand of football that is admired around the world. “This has been a project and a process for a long time, many years now since Pep Guardiola came in.

Related News
Chelsea melakukan perombakan besar dalam skuadnya musim ini. Komposisi tim Si Biru dinilai tak seimbang.
Former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has slammed his old club for the way in which they have dealt with the situation concerning David de Gea's future.
Former centre-back Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United should consider an ambitious move for Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni in this summer's transfer window.
Rio Ferdinand pointed the finger of blame at Fabien Barthez for Manchester United's 2003 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid.
“We have a neighbour, and sometimes neighbours are noisy, but you can’t do anything about them,” said Sir Alex Ferguson in 2009, when Manchester United were champions of England and fought their squabbles with Europe’s elite, not the blue-shirted big mouths next door.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.