Rio Ferdinand discussed Ayyoub Bouaddi's move to Manchester City on his YouTube channel and assessed Leny Yoro after Manchester United drew 1-1 with Leeds. Football365 reported that Manchester United signed Youri Tielemans, Carlos Baleba and Andrey Santos for a combined £163m.
Bouaddi move to Manchester City
Football365 reported that Manchester City signed Bouaddi for £86m from Lille. Football365 also reported that it’s been suggested Baleba was the only one of the three who was near the top of a wishlist which included Elliot Anderson and Mateus Fernandes.
Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel: "Did you see when Ayyoub Bouaddi came on? This is why I was talking about him over the last year and during the summer transfer window."
Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel: "He turned 19 this month, right? His transfer fee is the same as Santos and Tielemans combined. Manchester United were in for him, 100%, but the fee was just too much."
Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel: "Just that little cameo against PSG makes you go, ‘oh, I can’t believe we missed out on that. I can’t believe it.’ I’m so gutted, so gutted. He’s bad! He’s so calm under pressure."
Manchester United draw with Leeds
Manchester United drew 1-1 with Leeds. He said: "I thought the first half was really solid, really sound, kept the opposition chances to a minimum."
Ferdinand's view on Yoro
He said: "I thought Leny Yoro, especially in the first half, defending the back post was top drawer. He looks like he’s growing in confidence and he looks like he just needs a run in the team now."
He said: "I don’t know what position he’ll make his own first but he will go ‘I just have to be in this team’."
He said: "If he just continues playing the way he is and continues to get games, I don’t care who gets back fit now I think he needs stay in the team, prove his worth."
He said: "I think every week he looks stronger, I thought in Madrid he looked solid, the game before for France he was outstanding at centre-back and he comes back with a new-found confidence and I think that’s good for Manchester United."
He said: "The way he defended those crosses at the back post and in those away games you’ve got to have people willing to put their bodies there and I thought today in that sense especially he was top class."