says he was upset at Alex Ferguson for not appointing
him captain.
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has revealed
he was upset at manager Alex Ferguson's decision to overlook
him for the captaincy.
The retired ex-England international, who joined from Leeds for
a British record fee of £30million in 2002, enjoyed a 12-year
stay at the Old Trafford club before ending his career with QPR.
Ferdinand lifted the Champions League title in 2008 as stand-in
captain but following the return to fitness of skipper Gary
Neville, the centre-back was stripped of the armband.
Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Ferdinand admitted he
questioned whether he was being undervalued after the decision
was made.
"Sometimes there's situations during your career you think, 'Am
I getting the credit I feel I deserve?' But, at the same time that is
one of the things that maybe pushed me on to keep improving
year in, year out, to sustain and stay at that level for all them
years," he said.
"I think I needed, as a person, for something to try and get to
and grasp onto. If I had everything at one time, it might have
been detrimental to my growth, maybe."
Ferdinand, who won six Premier League titles with the
club, confessed Ferguson's management style was tough to
work under, insisting the Scottish boss would rarely credit him
after a good performance.
However, following his retirement from football in May,
Ferguson gave his reasoning.
"He spoke to me and said: 'Your personality, if I had given you
too much credit you might have gotten carried away, when you
were younger, especially,'" Ferdinand added.
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