Rio Ferdinand banned from driving after speeding at 85mph in his Mercedes

Manchester United icon Rio couldn't resist pulling her leg.

straight to your inbox Manchester United look set to sign Donny van de Beek from Ajax - and some comments from Rio Ferdinand will be of interest to fans. The Reds have endured a barren summer in terms of transfers so far with slow progress on attempts to recruit Jadon Sancho.

Pregnant Kate Ferdinand and her husband Rio have reportedly spent £40,000 on protection dogs after a number of footballers have been burgled. Rio, 41, and 29 year old Kate are expecting their first child together later this year and have forked out on the new pets to ensure the former The Only Way Is Essex star has as smooth a pregnancy as possible.

United defender Ferdinand believes that is good news for Greenwood. The 18-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough campaign under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's guidance at Old Trafford, netting 17 senior goals and establishing himself as a first team regular.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand believes that Manchester United need to let David De Gea know that he faces competition for his spot in the team after a poor end to the season.De Gea has come in for some heavy criticism in recent weeks after making several high-profile errors that proved costly for United, most notably against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final.As a result there have been growing calls for Dean Henderson to be given an opportunity as the club's new No.1, after the 23-year-old

straight to your inbox Manchester United great Rio Ferdinand delivered a blunt verdict on his old team's performance after they crashed out of Europa League against Sevilla. After taking an early lead through Bruno Fernandes United were pegged back as Suso levelled the scores before half-time.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand believes Pep Guardiola made clear mistakes with his Manchester City team selection against Lyon. Guardiola's side crashed out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion on Saturday night after a 3-1 reverse in the quarter-final.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand and Joe Hart both agreed that Moussa Dembele's first goal against Manchester City should have been ruled out by VAR for a foul on Aymeric Laporte. Pep Guardiola's side crashed out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion on Saturday night after a 3-1 reverse in the quarter-final.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand has blamed Eric Garcia and Ayermic Laporte for the first-half goal that put Lyon ahead against Manchester City in their Champions League quarter-final tie. Pep Guardiola's side went in at the break 1-0 down thanks to Maxwell Cornet's goal, his fourth in three games against City.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise on Kyle Walker for his performance against Real Madrid by shackling Eden Hazard and has challenged him to do the same against Lyon. The Manchester City right-back kept Real Madrid's number seven very quiet during their 2-1 Champions League last-16 tie last week.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand has urged John Stones to leave Manchester City to resurrect his career. The English centre-back has only started twice for Pep Guardiola since the season restarted in June.