Ferdinand names one player Man Utd should never have sold

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand has named one player the club should never have sold.

The former centre-back admitted that the Red Devils should never have sold Jonny Evans in the past.

Ferdinand opined that Evans was the ‘best defender’ at Man United when he left Old Trafford.

Recall that Evans spent close to a decade at Man United during his first spell making 198 appearances and winning three Premier League titles with the Red Devils.

But Evans fell out of favour under former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal and was later sold to West Brom for £8 million in 2015.

The Northern Ireland star was then re-signed at the age of 35 in the summer of 2023.

Ferdinand speaking about Evans on his YouTube channel said the defender should have been handed another 12 years at Old Trafford.

“As soon as they sold him I said, “wow, who’s sanctioned this? How can you let him go?” He is arguably your best defender there,” Ferdinand added.

He noted that Evans was experienced as well, more experience than Phil Jones and Chris Smalling and the club should have let him go.

Ferdinand stressed that the former defender understood the fabric of the club.