Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand feels Manchester City and Liverpool are among the favourites (Picture: BT Sport)Rio Ferdinand has played down Manchester United’s chances of lifting the Champions League trophy this season and picked out rivals Manchester City and Liverpool as two of his favourites to triumph in the competition, along with current holders Bayern Munich. City and Liverpool maintained their 100 per cent records in Europe this season with comfortable wins over Marseille and Midtjylland respectively on Tuesday evening. AdvertisementAdvertisementAsked whether he would like City to win the competition, Ferdinand [laughing] replied: ‘I don’t think so! I don’t think you’re right there Gary (Lineker), no,’‘But I want to see exciting football and when Manchester City are flying they’re such an exciting team to watch and I enjoy sitting here watching them. AdvertisementAdvertisementMORE: Jurgen Klopp names three Liverpool stars that could replace Fabinho at centre-backMORE: Why Jordan Henderson came off at half-time in Liverpool’s Champions League clash against Midtjylland

Source: Metro October 27, 2020 23:32 UTC