I've won four UCL titles, played with the best in the world, and now Jonny Evans is starting in front of me!
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Reading Time: 2min | Tue. 14.11.23. | 16:12
Former Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinando thinks Raphael Varane must be feeling pretty lousy while seeing his veteran colleague in the starting XI
Ex-Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has questioned Raphael Varane's state of mind as he's struggling for game time at Old Trafford, with veteran Jonny Evans being preferred by the Red Devils' coach Erik ten Hag.
The four-time Champions League winner has largely been overlooked in recent weeks, with Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof also coming ahead of him in the pecking order.
📸 - Varane replaces Evans who has picked up an injury. pic.twitter.com/MGfnG0pfu8
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Reports of a feud between the ex-France international and the United boss have been dismissed, with Ten Hag publicly stating it is just a 'tactical decision'.
Commenting on the thing, Ferdinand said on the "FIVE" YouTube show:
"We don't know. If he's on the bench, you think he must be fit.
"In my mind, when you're on the bench, you can play because you could have to come on in the first minute if someone gets injured. So if you're fit enough to travel and get on the bench, you're fit [to play]. So I don't know what the reason is.
🎙Rio Ferdinand admits he's confused by Erik ten Hag's latest Man Utd decision.
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Rio Ferdinand has questioned Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag's decision to bench Raphael Varane. #mufc 🔴⚪️@michealgeorge_2 pic.twitter.com/AJAuOsXGAX
"But I know that Varane is waking up, and his head has got scramblers going off it in because he's thinking: 'I've banged out four Champions League medals, I've played an integral part in all of those, I've played with the best players in the world, I've come to Man United and Jonny Evans is starting in front of me!'
"No disrespect [to Evans]. Regardless of what Evans has done, there is no way Jonny Evans was ever in Varane's mind. He would never have been thinking about Jonny Evans," concluded Ferdinand.
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