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

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.

But these players have produced some football that has been out of this world. “As a collective, this team will go down in history. They deserve to.

A fantastic team, and they’ve dug deep when they’ve needed to. “ It was far from vintage City on Saturday as they survived a number of scares on the night, and Ferdinand was impressed by the team’s ability to dig deep when required. “They have been able to play both sides of the game, and I think that has been the difference from this City team to past ones,” he continued.