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Rio Ferdinand believes Liverpool and Manchester City have more chance of winning the UEFA Champions League than Chelsea do this season.

The Blues, fresh off the back of their FIFA Club World Cup triumph in Abu Dhabi, lifted the famous European trophy less than 12 months ago with a 1-0 victory over Man City in the final.

Despite this, Ferdinand does not think it is likely Chelsea will be able to retain their title this time around - with Liverpool and Man City backed to go further in the competition.

Ferdinand said on BT Sport: "I think they’re the third of the teams capable of winning it. The two other English teams Liverpool and City will be ahead of them and I think they will be there or thereabouts with someone like a Bayern Munich.

"Listen, you have to understand that these guys have the experience and that counts for a lot. On that night, they have the experience, the know-how, they have players there that are good ages and a manager there again who’s growing in stature.

"They’ll be a threat. Listen, with that experience and being the holders, drawing them you’ll be saying, 'it’s not going to be easy'. They won't make it easy for anybody no matter