United defender also named Michael Carrick as someone he loved playing with under Sir Alex Ferguson, after reflecting on the midfielders he played behind at Old Trafford.Ferdinand, Carrick and Hargreaves were all integral parts of the 2008 Champions League winning side at United, forming a solid foundation on which forwards like Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney thrived.Ferdinand has now told The Big Interview podcast that he'd been excited to see Carrick, Hargreaves and Paul Scholes team up at United, especially in big Champions League games.He said: "I said I couldn't wait to see Scholesy, Carrick and Owen Hargreaves play together because I knew the German influence, the discipline and the receptiveness to information that Owen had.
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