Rio Ferdinand on the current state of Manchester United

Football Daily

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Sports, Soccer

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🗓️ 17 January 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Rio Ferdinand discusses the current state of Manchester Ud with 5 Live's Darren Fletcher. He expresses his thoughts on Michael Carrick coming in as Interim Manager, what skillset a Man Utd Manager needs and how they need someone that is a 'lunatic' and will 'ruffle some feathers'. He explains the influence club legends had on him when joining for a world record fee and how the club should emulate that now. They also get into the 'lingering smell' of Sir Alex Ferguson and the presence he still has at the club.

Timecodes: 0'30 - Rio's thoughts on Amorim getting sacked 3'00 - Was Carrick the right choice or the only choice? 4'28 - What skillset does a Manchester United manager need? 5'10 - 'To be Manchester United Manager you need balls of steel and need to be able to handle the media' 5'40 - 'We've had all kinds of managers... we need to go with a lunatic - people that will ruffle feathers... Conte?' 7'38 - Can Carrick get the job permanently? 10'00 - Is it [the club] so broken that it's not setup to be a success for Carrick? 13'30 - There needs to be more former players involved with Man Utd like when he joined the club. 19'30 - Sir Alex Ferguson doesn't have the influence that people think he has at the club.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.
0:05.7	Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked.
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0:18.2	The Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Rylan, and comedy specials
0:22.2	from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffle and Rommashranganathan.
0:25.9	However, and maybe I'm biased, it's really all about the traitors uncoaked.
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0:36.2	This is the Football Daily podcast with Darren Fletcher.
0:43.8	Rio, good to have you with us.
0:45.2	I mean, the first thing I would say,
0:46.2	it looks a lot nicer where you are than where I am,
0:48.2	so I'm a little bit jealous.
0:49.6	Only a few degrees different, but good to see you, mate.
0:51.5	You're all right?
0:52.2	Yes, very good.
0:53.0	Thank you.
0:53.7	This is the perfect weekend to get you on.
0:56.6	So much has happened at Manchester United, Manchester Derby this weekend.
1:01.4	I just want to take you back a little bit because I've not had the chance to speak to you.
1:05.0	Amarin, sacked, right decision, wrong decision.
1:08.6	What were the emotions for you when you heard that decision have been taken? Because I kind of think before we get to where they are now, we've almost got to cover that off before we talk about Michael Carrick and this weekend. I think it's kind of split a lot of people. I think before he got the sack, I think a lot of people are going, well, he's under a lot of pressure here. If he got the sack, it will be surprised, etc. because I think when you look at it, it would just pure cold, hard facts.
1:30.2	These win percent of the world. he's under a lot of pressure here if he got the sack of what would be surprised, etc. Because I think when you look at it, it was just pure cold, hard facts.
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