Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has received backlash after recently claiming that Phil Jones was taking up the spot of an academy player and was a 'waste of time'.Jones who was a former teammate of Ferdinand's has been hit with consistent injury and recently featured for United for the first time in 18 months, as he played in a friendly against Burnley.The injury-prone defender still has two years left of his current deal, but Ferdinand has slammed his former club for not moving him on sooner.Ferdinand stands by his opinion, and branded his former England teammate a 'clown' for disagreeing with his views.Jim White, Trevor Sinclair and Simon Jordan recently spoke out against Ferdinand on talkSport, with former teammate Sinclair.
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