straight to your inbox every day, freeRio Ferdinand defended Manchester United forward Anthony Martial after criticism from his former teammate Paul Scholes.Scholes recently suggested that Martial had 'conned' people into believing that he was a number nine with his performances last season and wasn't good enough moving forward.
However, Ferdinand feels Scholes' comments on Martial were unfair, pointing out his record in front of goal last season. "I thought it was very harsh from Scholesy.
Last season, he scored 23 goals and got nine assists as a number nine. He had played up front inconsistently in his previous time at Manchester United," Ferdinand told BT Sport. "He was played wide on the left sometimes.
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