Rio Ferdinand has slammed former club Manchester United and pinpointed four major factors behind Raphael Varane's uninspiring start to life at the club.
Expectations were high when Varane arrived at Old Trafford in a £34million deal from Real Madrid last summer. However, the French centre-half, who was restricted to just 22 Premier League appearances last term, struggled to make much of an impression during his first season in English football.
The 29-year-old was part of a struggling defence that shipped 57 goals last season - the most United have ever conceded in the Premier League era - and has since come in for some harsh criticism. But Ferdinand has leapt to Varane's defence and insisted that the chaotic environment at Manchester United is to blame for the defender's lacklustre start to life at the club.
