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Rio Ferdinand Presents

Rio Ferdinand Presents

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From INEOS have to BACK Michael Carrick at Man United | Why Bruno’s record tops Henry’s and De Bruyne'sMay 18, 2026

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INEOS have to BACK Michael Carrick at Man United | Why Bruno’s record tops Henry’s and De Bruyne'sMay 18, 2026 — starts at 0:00

I think Inneos has to back him right now because he's put Inneos in the corner and said You can't get rid of me. And like I said before, the only way you get rid of Michael Carrick right now after what he's done is if Louis Enrique leaves the SG and comes to May United and knocks the door and says guys, I want to manage May United. He's the only person I do that for right now Anyone else, there's too many question marks around them. Yes guys, welcome to another episode of Real Pents brought to you by our trusted partners crafted. Joel Bar, Stee House S here with me as usual And today we got to start discussing demand. The Mister assists, the Kingry assists Bruno Fernandez, equal in the Premier League assist record, Michael Carrick is expected to sign a new two year deal In the next forty eight hours guys cannot wait for that to happen and well deserved by the way And we'll be reflecting also on the Maggnes' going on Anfield. Mose Seller, just calling out his manager During the season, sending shots ust raw, and I love it. I love seeing what most ollers do. he ain't having it. Players are getting mad nowadays man him and thatt, it's all going crazy in the world of football man. But we have to reflect on the casamira content, Rio. I was saying before Steve came on there, this is probably one of the biggest footballing interviews I've seen online What the interview did show Was there a humility that he has that I think brings a huge amount of affection from the firebase notot only for what he does as a footwear, but as a human being and the way that he's conducting himself. And I think, as I said, when you conduct yourself in the right way These fans at Manchester United Old Traffic will support you in a way that you've never felt before Vy loyal. Steve. what did you think of his standard ovation? It was coming, to be honest. The conversations I've been having all week with fellow United fans in various different places literally in a shop, like walking down the street, people have been stopping us. The Casamiro interview has done an absolute madness. and everyone said the same thing that we said I mean, I was literally standing next to the cameraman as he's talking and I'm just going What shone through was the authenticity and the depth of his feeling for the club and the city and the fans And I think someone like Oigon Slskar, that twenty leegend banner was up for a long, long time in O Traffford. And the reason that that was up there wasn't because of his ability. It was because of his connection to the fans and it was because of how much he Got it notot every player gets it. certainly not every player gets it to that level But when you've got someone with the pedigree of Casamio who genuinely could have come to All Trafford for a payday Yeah It doesn't do that But he embeds himself in the fans. his little boy is a united fan Like think about how nuts that is He's He's really bought into this club what it means to be at this club. And like I said to him on the day, there's very few that have honored the shirt in the way that you have Thank you. And the main thing go away as well. Oh my goodness. went viral with that one. Rio, would you say to people who still think he's a waste of money? Because overall, he cost the club one hundred forty eight million pounds in terms of transfers, wages, etcetera Yeah listen, he has cost a hell of amount of money, but you're not going to get a play of that calibber on the cheap. Do know I mean? I think the feeete you could argue was it a bit much with the lack of sellon that you're going to have because of his age? Yeah you could argue that. but Man United the way that the hierarchy were running the comeub at that time, people were putting numbers in front of May United and May United were just going for it. So that was then. And I think looking back at that, I think It's not about the fee or what's been paid. I think it's more about the man. The man that came and the man that's left and the imprint that he's left on the football club, but also the imprint that the football clubs left on him and his family And I think that's one of the key things as well He didn't just buy into this and any player that travels and goes to a new country Absolutely that their families need to buy into it and his family did that and the way he spoke about them and again, not just Man Unite touching him The fans touched his family, which has been like again, you can see the emotion that came with when he was talking was was probably the reason one of the big reasons as to why theview's done so well online. Yeah I mean, Reports are suggesting as well though, that Michael Karrick is about to sign a two year deal Ro Iios okay? If you're inios right about now, give me the reasons that you're backing your former teammate I think Enos have to back him right now because he's put Eneos in the corner and said You can't get rid of me And like I said before, the only way you get rid of Michael Carrick right now after what he's done is if Luis Enrique leaves PSG and comes to May United and knocks the door and says, guys, I want to manage May United. He's the only person I'll do that for right now Anyone else, there's too many question marks around them What he's done is he's got us into Champions League is one of one thing He's improved individual performances players playing to a level that where we would assume that they should be playing at. consistently Um, He's got fans believeving again. Right and What he's what he's done as well, which is I think a huge thing He's taken players that were on their knees, confidence wise to a position now where they're in the tunnel And they're looking across and thinking you can't you're not going to beat us today And I don't think that was ever the case for the last year or or even longer two years, almost right? on the Ama There are more doubts than any belief in these players And just even for those couple of points alone, he has to get the job and get the opportunity at his football club Steve is the fan base still split on whether Carick should be getting the job or not? No, I think everyone kind of almost echoes what Ro says. which is If not him then who R And it's not strongest case for, but it's a hell of a case for why not If you know what I mean, like I don't all to explain it. It's It's not the strongest like, here's all the evidence for why, but it's almost like there's such a lack of evidence for anybody else that means it points to him being the logical one almost Um, I From my conversations with people, online, it's gonna to vary wildly because that's online and and it is what it is. But my conversations with like normal United Funds Basically Not like jumping for joy about it, but everyone's kind of going, well He's doing the job proven it Why not give him a chance? like why not find out? Let's see what he can do because like Ro said Think about where this club has been the last twelve month T twelve months ago we lost the final to sppurs And we finished fifteenth. Christmas we sucked our manager And todayod we came third in the Premier League. How does that happen I'll tell you how it happens. You appointed a guy that managed to T turn the plers around, simplify the game for them get them all believing in something again And he put the wins up, which is the number one thing that we always talk about is a results based business. He's getting the results He's the best manager in the Premier League since he started. Like if we award a title since Michael Carrick was appointed, Michael Carrick's name' gone on a trophy. Obviously workt like that, but that would be good he has done and he's played everybody So how can you dismiss what he's done Do know what as well? I think you hear a lot of people saying now, these are the reasons why I shouldn't. We haven't played great football We haven't been consistent in the way that we've played and we've stumbled over a couple of results. That's football and also he's doing that with a team that he's dragging from the floor. B the way Like so there is going to be stumbling blocks in that sense and nothing's going to be perfect at that point And o he's going to find it hard when he's got to play Champions League and there's more games in the calendar and he's only been playing once a week. so it's easy Yeah, but he's earned the right to have a dig at that now He's earnt the right to go at the Champions League and play more games and then prove himself. and there's going to be people sitting there waiting and going, I told you we couldn't do it. Well, that's not the point. The point is he's earnt the right give him the keys and let him fl if he does if he fouls and doesn't do well. He deserves the opportunity to sit there and have a stub at it Does it worry you that he's kind of getting it through default though No That's just the circumstances It's not it's not default. He'sn't the right. He's got the wins on the board, like Steve says This is illeg was given out And when Mar C took over to the end of the season now, he wins the league So he's obviously done a really good job. We're not talking five games are we? Was it seventeen games or something not? Nan he's played everybody as well. I mean, I want to ask you Aa, could you describe Caric's identity in terms of style and the way he wants dec side to play I don't think we've seen anything consistent to go that's exactly right now. I think he's still working a way towards that, but I do think he wants to play a bit of a swash bucker in style at times. He doesn't mind containing a team a little bit and then playing off the off the back foot at times But I think he wants to be able to win a game in multiple ways. I don't think he's going to be one of those who's going to say I'm like like a pep or something or This is the way we're playing and we're going to deviate right now. I think he I think he's going to be somebody who's a little bit more R, let me assess your position and we'll adapt it accordingly Um, and I think that's sensible with what with the tools that he's got in his box at the moment. You're good at that You're good at that. You're not good at that, so we're going to play to your strengths and I think that's been very, very shrewd Very smart. I mean, obviously he hasn't been popular with everyone, Steve. What you reckon he needs to do to get pundits like Gary Neville or Roy Kane on his side It's gone too far M unite have got Because Rio's not doing commentary no more. Manchester United' got no one who is pro Manchester United Maybe you're in Hargreves, right? But Ry Keen is not a un United fan and he's just permanently pissed off with Manchester United. Gary Neville I can't not say he's a un United fan because he clearly is, but his commentary style is negative andi united. Maybe Wayne Rooney is the only one and he's an anotherant fan There's no one out there that gives you a pro united stance on it. Everyone is anti united. So I'll tell you one thing, right? Michael Carrick will not give a shit about what Gary Neville or Roy Keen says Like when he was a player Any comments, any negativity Good or bad comments Wh that water off a duck's back brrushed it aside He knew what he was good at, knew what he wanted to do and would just carry on with it and I don't think'd be any different as a manager. Bruno Fernandez Bo record sorry Joe, before we get into that Can I just Joe by a for his interview with Brune, Fernlandez U when you pick up the trophy for the of year Great interview, by the way. Great interview. Yeah appreciate not seeing it everywhere. well played Now thank you, man. Areciate appreciate the support from you guys as well, Rio and the team as well. the Rio presresents te. Thank you so much. But yeah, man, Bruno Fernandez. he's now equaled the Premier League assist record. So Rio. Where does Runo rank amongst the best creators in the Premier League that you've ever seen I think you've got to put him up there. I think he he's to chance Do you know what I'd like to see a what's the stat on Chances created that haven't been squored. I reckon he'd be right up there. He hasn't had a An Cole Dwite York. Soul skill rude Veniceor or rude Hav it. Like he hasn't had one of those guys Berber You had these guys. R He's no disrespect. He's had guys that have been some part of that in front of him, Ra for most of the time that he's been at May United are players that are below their best in their prime So Imagine if you had one of imagine if you had a Highland up top or an aguerro like like Kevin DeBroya had. But his output would be even better againgainst Forrest, right? in the game just gone he's created eight chances in the one game And it resulted in one assist. That's what I'm saying. So how many games has he done that way's creating a mad amount of chances and and you're only getting one goal, sometimes no goals. So it kind of like double the next person chance create in the league It's mental. It's mental. Hes I mean, listen, Tieronry and Kein Dubuena two of the best you've seen in that in that department obviously. they twenty twenty assist in a season, right? And that record was was it's a hard record to get near He's done that and half of the season, if not more, he was playing as a holding midfielder. Can we just add that? There needs to be an asterisk on this by the way to just make state that point. So in ten, twenty years people see that that because it's a massive point because he's going up against a number eight stroke number ten and and a set of forward Yeah, I don't know I don't think I've seen in modern football where everything just goes through him like that. like I'm not comparing him to a Nam or I'm not going over the top, but there was a time when Nama played for Brazil we played for ye, probably Brazil. everything was going through him. everything was going through him and right now Bruno is that guy. It looks like the defenders can't do anything about it either. So yeah, it's not easy, man, he's treating this like he's created I've just seen this that he's created almost two hundred and fifty more chances than Kevin DeBriner Since his debut in january twenty twenty That's that is a joke. These dwarfin legends What's impressed you more? Nicleability or his mentality. M's h Yeah, I think yeah. you have to remember, I think it's a great point in that, you know, the mentality because I think if you put yourself in his shoes played in a subp substandard main United team. and doing crazy numbers and knowing that he could probably go ninety nine percent of the other teams in play and have a chance to win trophies and he's staying Do that almost under duress That is hard to do that, man. It's hard to do that. You know when you're in the school playground, right and your team is the worst team when you be playing that aroundound robbingither sides or something like that, right? And you're in a rubbish team It's hard to keep your head in the game, isn't it? Most people give up and go, you know what ain't having this? L I'm going for, I'm going for a break or ain't We just going to further t in But he's gone continuously. Every year And even these numbers in terms of combining goals and assistance, only Muhammedadalah with one hundred and ninety three goals and assist the bet Bruno's, one hundred and forty one. Like he's done it on every level I mean, you know, how'd you deal with playing behind him though, like you know, his style of play. It's risky football. He said it even with the interview that I had with him, he says he doesn't mind losing the ball. you know, he said he doesn't really look at stats like that. you know, how dod you play against someone like that Rio? I put it how do you play with someone like that? because some people say, I could never play with. He's always giving it away and I see a lot of people Iome him right? Castamirro was like nah He gets it and he wants to play forward and hurt teams players that you play with appreciate. massively what he does because he's the difference maker You need someone that that team. If you haven't got someone like him who' willing to take risks and get chances for your team, right O goals Where are you going? Where's the hope H. He is where the hope lies within this May United team when you're looking to create and get get out of a b boring Nil Nil situation I mean, and defended against him from anywhere on the pitch he's a threat That's your problem. Right, man, we' got low still toac comea out on this pod, but we'll be backly after this What if a marginal gain unlocked greater performance. What if an insight in data? could change everything At ArAMco, our focus on detail helps us deliver reliable energy to millions across the world Because margins aren't marginal. They' where we can truly push the limits of what's possible ArAamco, an integrated energy and Chemicals company Learn more at arramco. com two thousand eight Champions League finals starting eleven. you've got over. Eric and Hargreves, they'll do you running and they'll keep holding a ball for you and they'll let him play or and you put him in for Skolzy or you put Skolzy in Karrican and you let them keep the ball and he can be the one that loses it. And then front free R T as Ronaldo If I actually think he would have taken us to another level. The runs that Ronaldo makes, the runs that Tez makes, the runs that Rooney would make, he'd find up Be you Skolzy at that point was a deep lion playmaker was a deep lyion Like he controlled the momentum of the game Like everything ran through him and that's a H and Michael, right But if you added him to that mix like creating chances from higher up the pitch because at that point it was more like get the ball to Rooney He' create something for one of those or Tz or Ronaldo just create something for themselves or for one of the other two it was it was just like a ridiculous combination that they had, but if you added him to that mix again Jesus I don't know what we could have done, you know Do that? you see your parent period that the club's gone through Does it make it even more outstanding? C course it yes Of course it does. This is that this is the modern er of Brian Robson The one that when he's thirty four, thirty five year old, we're all going to be crying if we lift the Premier League and he finally gets his hands on that trophy when He's carried the club like Brian Robson did Sir By that time, it's going to be like a decade or something He's came here, he's gi us the best years of his career. He's absolutely more than overdlivered on every single promise that he implied to us He stayed when he's had life changing generational amounts of money banged on the table from Saudi and he's gone on and equal the record, but we still have ninety minutes to play There's not going to need to be an asterisk because I think he's getting at least one against Brighton and he's going to stand alone as Best individual assist creatating season the Premier League has ever had. without even a decent forward line crazy. Ryo, here's one for you. Do you reckon he's disrespected when they put him in comparisons with the Braan and A. you know, some people, you can see they don't like it. Do you reckon there's a disrespect there U Yeahah, but get I get why. I think opposes from fans are going to say I like it's hrian Hri is one of the greatest if not the greatest for any player DeBrin has won trophy, countless trophies of Man City and done ridiculous things as well. So and they've had their career. like Kevin De Ben is basically almost finished. He's gone to Napoli R, but Bruno is still playing and it always happens that while you're still play, you probably never get the flowers you deserve. but when he's gone when it's all said and done, especially when like I said, when you look at what eron R and what Kevin DeBrina had to play with. the players, the difference in levels of players that they played with who are getting on the end of their chances It's a massive, massive difference because May United onn the end of the chances that Bruno had He's a very different different level of player, no disrespect to what those guys have. When you're talking De Breiner is playing the ball into people like Aguera or Hoand then guys you know I mean L it's crazy. Nice true. I mean I apologize to,, I'm not going to lie. I said I'm sorry. Listen, go check it out my channel. I apologize I was mad about it. When I'm wrong, I'm wrong I always say it. But yeah, what unto him shout to him. Chelsea now moments after they lost the FA Cup final They wereon that PR run Ro They announced Zabi Alonso as their new manager on a four year contract Is he the man to turn that club around because it has been an absolute mess You you know what? I'm actually surprised he's gone there Right? I'm not saying he's the wrong choice. actually the reason I'm surprised that he's gone there is because I thought he would have been patient enough to wait and see how ar a slot at Liverpool' situation would play out ex Liverpool player loved a club always speaks world about a club and you just think That was like her H That was like a relationship waiting to happen behind the scenes If you just sat tired, the way things are going at the moment with the way things are unfold at Liverpool, surely he's next in the queue to get that job Chelsea have acted quickly. They've probably put something in front of him, especially so with some big numbers as well just turned his head and he just thought I'm going to go for it or he just f, you know what? I can't sit in hope and wait and be guessing about what's going to happen in Liverpool. if this opportunity like this is here. It's a big club, Chelsea to go for it. So U I'm looking forward to seeing what he's doing. I like seeing young managers these in these roles and get an opportunity. I think because I think it's nice to see that and he knows the Premier League and What he done at Bio Lvver Cu I can't it can't be sniffed at again, like he's competing against the Bayo Munich of this world and like winning the league and doing ridiculously well, right? So he knows how to put a team together. Um And what what Chelsea need is they need somebody who can get a group of blads together and really harness the talent that they have within that club And he's done at one club. Time will tell now if you can do that at Chelsea Steve Zabi Alonzo f of his style of play. I know you watch a lot of European football Yeah, I actually think GZabi Alono is the most exciting available manager in the world right now. And I think Chelsea have absolutely played a blinder in getting in this early before anyone else starts moving across the summer because If you're had have pointinted they might have been I have been happy with that. I would have no ms whatsoever I would have been like, o Don't mind Let's see what we can do. I think is an absolute Ridiculous upgrade on your LinkedIn boy I think that's about shhadow of a doubt. I don't I don't put too much blame for what happened at Real Madrid on his shoulders because That shit show has continued since and if not even worsened You could argue he had a fantastic win rate at Madrid So and what he did at Leveruse and was it was a was he a game away from like an undefeated season, notot your undefeated one competition. one le competition. Don't you worry. When we win the Champions League, undfeated, you know by it. But yeah, I agree Why are you saying that like no one else has done that before? I'm just saying but I didn't say no one else has done it this thing. Nobody's done defensive. There was a tone in your voice, Joel, I heard it, right? Yeah you're getting defensive. Anyway, with Zeb Alonza going to Chelsea though, it actually makes this next topic even more relevant because Mos Slla has been going off. I mean, Stehen Gerard said that Mos Sllas statement was Daming the manager ons slaotght. I don't know where it came from. He said I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear That is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it. What Who's everyone, Mope You might as well have just said Arnie sllot without saying Arnie slot. Rio, what do you think of this statement? Who is he aiming at But there's only one person who's aiming at that and that's that' Arn' slot. There's obviously been something that's g on behind the scenes because he obviously doesn't like the manager and he's making it very clear that he's not happy with the way things have gone. He's not happy with to the start of football and he's not appurate the way that the results have gone this season in his final year at the club, which is understandable but in go public with it. is a huge, huge, huge step. And I think like In some ways I look at it and go, wouldould I want a player if I was in Just room to be doing that? Not really. I'd want to keep it in house and have those arguments. within the confines of a training ground maybe and just have that and get it and air it out U But as someone on the outside looking in is like, I love hearing this. I want to I want to see this. I want to see what and hear what how our players feeling and seeing the emotion of it Um And you goes, you know what If anybody's earnning the right to be able to stand up and talk and shout out loud and say what's on their mind probably in the last eight or nine years at that club, it would be mostlla. And the fact that there's about eight or nine maybe more players now that are in that dress room that have liked that post and that statement online as well Says a Yeah, so there's a lot about So there's obviously a lot of guys behind it. That's why I I'm sitting there going like unless Cabi Alonzo hasn't got a social media team behind him, I'll be sitting there going I can't actually sign for Chelsea right now with all this going on. The players are obviously backacking what he's saying are not happy U so is he going to be able to stay there? Like Is his position safe right now Or has he made a call to the Liverpool football club, Cerry Alono on his team and said, listen guys, I've just had an offer from Chelsea. Are you going to be interested in me or not? Is he staying a big man on a slot the man in the chair Yes where he' made his decision maybe there's so many ways it could have gone, but And on the other hand of Moslla Arnna Slott is probably sitting there and he's had a few spiky things to say in his press conferences. He said something the other day about Like, yeah, it's good to work out in a gym, but you got to also doing a training pitch That's that's aimed at Moslla Right Be he's the man who's know about the gym and he posts about the gym as's one of only things he posts about So the manager is being spiky as well. So most of is probably thinking, well, I'm going to come back at you and s this is a one too, you shoot I'll shoot You hit I hit. So that that's's fair des in that sense. If I was on a slot now I'd be I'd be I'd be the next press conference I'll be sayaying tuning in guys, Netflix, get you get your money out of Egypt. I'm ready to rock and roll. I'm going again one game left. I don't understand like all of this pew pew while whilea West this like I don't get it. Ct we just finished the season and You know what I mean? talk about it later. It is crazy. Steve, if he was a United player Right? And he did this is aited player may be all over the news, but it's not I'm talking about Yeah, most salad here If if Guly this is a United player, mate It would be absolute wall to wall over Cage especially with For me I think there's no question whatsoever. M Sala is without a doubt, Liverpool's greatest Premer League player There is no doubts about it whatsoever. And if people think it's anybody else that les to themselves, no one has done what he has done, No one Okay, but if he was a United player, do you reckon it would taint his legacy? Yes is the answer. I'm not even going to give it a yes, but. I think yeah, it probably does because you don't want people having a snipe at the club like that, but clearly and a spots to up to it. Who takes over the champions gets five hundred million to spend And then eight months later comes out and says we're nine players short of having a first team Excuse me, my friend. That's on you Yeah thats that is wild that as well to win the Premier League like that and then spend that amount of money, half a billion pounds and then fall off a cliff and then have like in house fighting going on publicly is wild. That is wild. That's so pper stuff. crazy That is craz. I mean, Steve's right though, because if it's un United, if it's Sancho or Rashford or look at Madrid over there. it's like, well, what we can hear the Madrid news all the way over here you know, I don'tub clubso they're big clubs they Oh man, think speaking about big clubs obviously we're about to you know, win the Premier League but manan city winning the FA cup victory. Do you reckon that kind of helps them in the The title race a little bit Be it's up to you in. If you look win your game, it's over Pretty straightforward, really ye Listen, this time next week, guys, don't call me on Sunday. Yeah. I'm going be you'll be mut you'll be muted. donon't call me, I'll call you. all right. I'm going be at Sells Park just letting you know. And then after that, I'm heading to the Emirates with the guys and we're gonna to celebrate. All right? Ill put some R Kelly on when you do. Joe' doing you a favor I don't want slow jams when you're working out, it don't make me look at you in the right way. I'm looking at you very different when I'm seeing slow jams while you're lifting heavy weights I was in a gym. I was in a gym. If you guys don't know what we're talking about, we've got the Rio Group chat, right on Instagram. If you haven't joined the chat, you're missing out. me, Rio and Steve, we're on it every day. We're preparing for our gym sessions for the World Cup. and all of a sudden there's a claim that I've been lifting weights whilst listening to R Kelly or whatever, which is outrageous. It' factual, but okay It wasn't me playing it. It was the gym. Okay J back in tracks from telling. Listen. let's finish this that, guys to just give you a little bit of a lift on the way out guys. Man United won as many points which were forty two at home this season as they picked up home and away in the twenty four twenty five season Put down your sandwich

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