{"id":296933,"date":"2023-10-23T23:24:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T23:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296933"},"modified":"2023-10-23T23:24:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T23:24:54","slug":"rio-ferdinand-calls-on-man-united-players-to-feed-of-crowd-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/rio-ferdinand-calls-on-man-united-players-to-feed-of-crowd-atmosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand calls on Man United players to feed of crowd atmosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rio Ferdinand calls on Manchester United players to feed off crowd atmosphere on emotional Champions League game as Old Trafford remembers Sir Bobby Charlton<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United face Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Old Trafford is set for a minutes silence in memory of Sir Bobby Charlton\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand has called on Manchester United\u2019s players to thrive off the atmosphere on what promises to be an emotional evening on Tuesday as Old Trafford pays tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag\u2019s side take on Copenhagen in the Champions League, having lost their two opening games and anything less than three points will leave United with an uphill battle to qualify from the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You have to use certain things and emotionally, this is a great opportunity in a situation like this where there\u2019s so much emotion involved,\u2019 said Ferdinand. \u2018Sir Bobby was someone who meant so much to the football club and football, in general. They (the players) have to use this as a lifting power tomorrow and feed off that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Fans have flocked to Old Trafford to pay their tributes since Sir Bobby died at the age of 86 on Saturday and a special pre-match tribute is planned for Tuesday night with a minute\u2019s silence before kick-off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A wreath will also be placed on Sir Bobby\u2019s seat in the Director\u2019s Box while the England World Cup winner will also be on the cover of the matchday programme.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/22\/76910823-12663781-image-a-52_1698097531239.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand has called on United&#8217;s players to feed off the Old Trafford emotional atmosphere<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/22\/76910839-12663781-image-a-53_1698097783973.jpg\" height=\"585\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Bobby Charlton, a Manchester United and England icon was famous in the football world<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Manchester United held Sir Bobby in such high esteem\u2019 Ferdinand said to TNT Sports. \u2018All the fans, young or old &#8211; when you talk about the club to a young person I\u2019m sure he\u2019s one of the names which rolls off (tongue) when you\u2019re talking about the history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He\u2019s been there at so many of the club\u2019s momentous moments, good and bad, tragic and great. The atmosphere in the stadium will be electric for all the right reasons, celebrating someone so dear to the football club.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag said that United will look to seek inspiration from the club\u2019s Holy Trinity of George Best, Denis Law and Sir Bobby Charlton, with three home games in eight days, including the Manchester derby.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He (Sir Bobby) is in front of Old Trafford with Denis Law and George Best,\u2019 said Ten Hag. \u2018He is always with us. They are always a huge inspiration for us every day and every game.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And Ferdinand defended Ten Hag insisting that the United manager deserves time, despite United losing six of their 12 games so far this season, citing the range of off-field factors he has had to deal with as unparalleled.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In Ten Hag\u2019s defence, I don\u2019t know any manager that has come into a job this big or any management job actually and had as much to deal with off the pitch. Forget on the pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Even the takeover stuff. Pep (Guardiola) and Klopp haven\u2019t had to do that. Most of their difficult moments are on the pitch,\u2019 said the former United and England defender.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The amount of scrutiny this guy is under but you have to remember that he\u2019s having to think about all these other things away from the tactics and the actual football. It\u2019s hard.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12663781\/Rio-Ferdinand-calls-Manchester-United-players-feed-crowd-atmosphere-emotional-Champions-League-game-Old-Trafford-remembers-Sir-Bobby-Charlton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rio Ferdinand calls on Manchester United players to feed off crowd atmosphere on emotional Champions League game as Old Trafford <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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