Ex-Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has emphatically quashed any talk of a potential return to the club in a coaching capacity when the next permanent managerial appointment has been made.
The Red Devils are still on the prowl for the person who will succeed interim boss Ralf Rangnick at the end of the current campaign, with Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino and Ajax chief Erik ten Hag viewed as the two front-runners for the role. The latter is rumoured to have held discussions with those at the top of the United hierarchy earlier this week.
Reports began to circulate in response that Ferdinand had actually requested to be part of Ten Hag's backroom coaching set-up, but the former England international has been quick to shut down that speculation. In a short video uploaded to the United legend's FIVE YouTube channel, he shut down the claims but did give a small insight into what the dressing room would look like if he were involved.
