Rio Ferdinand and John Terry row rumbles on as Man Utd icon hits out at "fragile ego"

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Rio Ferdinand and John Terry exchanged "fragile ego" blows as their defenders row rumbled on.Ferdinand drew the ire of Terry this week when he named him as the fifth-best centre-back in Premier League history during a BT Sport interview with Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk.

The Chelsea legend wasn't happy with the Manchester United icon's ranking.And he questioned the decision on Instagram, posting several pictures showing his achievements and defensive statistics with the caption: "Opinions are great but stats don't lie..." Ferdinand, who put himself in the number one spot, has since hit back with a social media post of his own.Taking to Twitter, he wrote: "@JohnTerry26 The moment one has to start pushing their own records and stats it’s really time to start addressing the fragile ego.

Your lucky I even put you in the top 5 after the racism case with my brother so be thankful you made it."Terry was found not guilty in court over allegations made by Rio's younger brother Anton Ferdinand in 2011.

But his FA charge, which said he has used ‘abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour’ which ‘included a reference to the ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race of Anton Ferdinand’, stood and he was given a four-match ban and a £200,000 fine.Who was the better centre-back and why?