Rio Ferdinand has recalled the first time he and his Manchester United team-mates came face-to-face with Cristiano Ronaldo. It was during a pre-season fixture back in 2003, when United got their first glimpse of the then Sporting Lisbon teenage sensation.
The Primera Liga outfit recorded a 3-1 victory over the Reds on that night in Lisbon, with Ronaldo impressing all associated with the Old Trafford club.
And when recalling the encounter, Ferdinand even joked that former team-mate John O'Shea needed oxygen after trying to mark the Portuguese forward. "We played against Sporting in 2003, we get in at half-time and John O'Shea must've needed an oxygen tank next to him," the former defender said during a live FIFA 20 match as part of the
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