The video went viral after a Liverpool fan claimed Rio Ferdinand would be ‘exposed’ in tonight’s game

A video showing Rio Ferdinand highlights has gone viral after a Liverpool fan claimed he would be outed in tonight’s game.
Former Manchester United and England defender Ferdinand is widely regarded as one of the greatest Premier League players of all time.

In 2002, Ferdinand became the world’s most expensive defender when he joined United from Leeds for £30million.
Recently, Ferdinand claimed on his YouTube channel Five that he would be worth £170m if he played today.

He said: “With inflation now over £100m. I had 30 million pounds at the time.
“£100m will be cheap. Seriously, in today’s market…£170m…£400,000 a week. This is what I will be now. That would be me now.

After those quotes were made public, one Liverpool fan disagreed.

The fan tweeted: “He really wouldn’t survive the Premier League today. He just looked good in the era of clog football, in today’s high line and high press he would be EXPOSED.

On the back of that tweet, a video of Ferdinand’s highlights has gone viral.

The video showed Ferdinand displaying some neat control and skill to get out of defensive situations, whilst also showing some of the goals he’s scored throughout his illustrious career.

Fans were quick to react on social media.

One said: “Idk why people assume world class players of the past would be unable to adapt to the modern game. Many had the qualities to play today.”

Another tweeted: “Compare this with their legend Jamie Carragher please.”

A third fan added: “Rio would definitely be able to play in this era, same with Vidic.”

Someone else wrote: “I think people forget how good he actually was because he played at the side of Vida.”

Whilst a fifth commented: “He is the one that invented defenders looking silky and smooth and running with the ball. He was light years ahead of the game.”

During his time with United, Ferdinand made a total of 455 Premier League appearances, winning the title on six occasions.

Do you think he was good in the highlight that went viral?