Rio Ferdinand reveals major regret about Manchester United career after Sir Alex Ferguson leaves
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has admitted he wished he had not joined QPR and retired at Old Trafford.
Fernando He is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time and arguably one of the greatest centre-backs in the history of the sport, winning six Premier League titles under his management. Mr Alex Ferguson After 12 years at the club.
However, when the legendary Scot retired in 2013, problems hit United, who have not won a league title since, while Ferdinand decided to leave for QPR a year later.
But speaking on Sky Bet Stay with football In the podcast, Ferdinand admitted he regrets moving to the London club, who were spending freely under owner Tony Fernandes at the time, and wished he had hung up his boots at Old Trafford.
“I wish I had finished my career in manchester unitedinstead of moving to QPR,” he told Gary Neville, Jill Scott, Roy Keane, Jamie Carragher and Ian Wright.
“Because it was the first time I was in a locker room where people were talking about money and salaries.
“You could hear murmurs of players talking about it and it seemed crazy to me.
“We had players who did not want to train because they had a certain amount of money, the intensity was not that high and for whatever Harry Redknapp “I was trying to do it, the players didn't accept it and that team ended up being relegated.”
QPR finished in 20th place and were sent to the Championship, while Ferdinand only managed 11 Premier League appearances and injuries began to catch up with him in the final days of his career.
The former England international had signed for the Loftus Road side at the age of 35 but retired a year later when injuries took their toll, QPR were relegated and tragedy struck home.
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Ferdinand's wife, Rebecca Ellison, lost her life in May 2015 after battling breast cancer.
He added: “I used to travel with Bobby Zamora because we lived in the same area and I had been at QPR for about a month, and I remember one day in the car, he started laughing for no reason.
“When he stopped he asked me why I was at QPR as he could see my body was shutting down, I was getting injured, I had to push myself during games and check myself during training sessions.
“For me, I wanted one last season, to play in London, at home, my kids were at an age where they understood football a lot more, and then my wife got sick at that time and that made everything worse.”
Since retiring from football, Ferdinand has become a successful pundit working for the BBC, ITV and now TNT Sports, as well as having his own successful YouTube channel FIVE.
