Rio Ferdinand: I'm a meme because of Man United

Manchester United fable Rio Ferdinand has told ESPN Brasil that being a pundit during the club's caller struggles has made him a meme connected societal media and the "butt of a batch of jokes."

While Ferdinand has announced helium volition measurement distant from his relation connected TNT Sports, helium has been beforehand and centre connected their sum successful caller years with United struggling connected and disconnected the pitch.

The erstwhile England defender, who won six Premier League titles and a Champions League successful his 12 years astatine United, said it has been pugnacious to beforehand the sum astatine times.

"It's sad, man. I'm connected TV, I've got to speech astir this stuff. I'm connected the TV, everyone tin instrumentality the mick retired of me," Ferdinand told ESPN Brasil.

"I'm a meme sometimes connected societal media due to the fact that of my team. So it's hard, man, I'm doing punditry successful the worst imaginable clip successful Manchester done this unspeakable moment.

"So I much than anyone, arsenic overmuch arsenic anybody, privation Man United to get backmost conscionable for the crushed that truthful I tin outcry and springiness immoderate banter backmost to these guys due to the fact that I've been the butt of a batch of jokes due to the fact that of United astatine the moment."

Ferdinand besides said helium isn't amazed the likes of Scott McTominay astatine Napoli and Antony -- who walk portion of the play connected indebtedness astatine Real Betis -- person performed good distant from United, putting it down to a alteration successful pressure.

"They came into an situation astatine Manchester United which was lacking confidence, nether stress, heavy scars from things that person gone connected before, and a squad changing now, again tactically," Ferdinand said.

"It's antithetic astatine Manchester United. The unit is huge. And these guys person gone to Napoli and they've gone to Betis, nary disrespect, but smaller clubs successful presumption of pressure.

"And you're seeing the champion mentation of them. I'm blessed for them, it's good."