Rio Ferdinand, a former Manchester United player, believes that Thierry Henry still harbors resentment towards Cristiano Ronaldo. When Ronaldo transferred to United, the team was in a heated competition with Arsenal for the Premier League title. Ronaldo made his debut as a teenager in the same season that Henry’s teammates had an unbeaten league campaign. However, Manchester United regained the title in 2007 before Henry transferred to Barcelona. Both players are considered among the top performers in the history of the Premier League, although Ronaldo had more successful years at Real Madrid later in his career. Ferdinand believes that the Arsenal legend has a problem with Ronaldo, which may have originated from past matches between Arsenal and Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson’s perspective on Gareth Southgate as a potential manager for Manchester United remains relevant. Manchester United will receive a fixture advantage in the final stretch of the Premier League season. Ferdinand told Andreas Poke that it seems as though he is greatly underplaying Cristiano. During a match at Highbury, Henry playfully patted Cristiano on the back of his head, prompting Cristiano to push him away. Cristiano went on to score the winning goal, while Henry was the one taking the kick-off with the goal scorer in the background. There appears to be a minor subplot involving Thierry that may still be on his mind during moments like that. Although Ferdinand could tell that there was some tension between them, they were seen hugging before a match against Tottenham Hotspur while Ronaldo was playing for Manchester United for the second time.
