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Dan Brown

Rio Ferdinand defends two Manchester United players after Graeme Souness criticism

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has fired back at Graeme Souness for criticising Reds duo Lisandro Martinez and Casemiro.

Both players arrived at Old Trafford in the summer transfer window, joining from Ajax and Real Madrid respectively. Since joining United, Martinez and Casemiro have impressed with a number of promising performances.

However, the pair came under fire from Souness this week. Speaking about Martinez, Souness said: "I just feel when you are that size you will get caught. You will get pinned in the box. I don’t think he’s terribly quick, I don’t think he’s terribly good on the ball, but he makes other people play and has real aggression, which Argentinians tend to have. We are talking about the Premier League. He will [get found out]."

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