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Rio Ferdinand appeared to be as agitated as any Manchester United fan during Wednesday night’s Champions League defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir.
The Turkish champions made United their first Champions League scalp with the 2-1 win, with former Premier League striker Demba Ba opening the scoring as he was given the freedom of midfield thanks to the shocking United defense.
Edin Visca doubled Basaksehir’s lead before the break, but there was still time before the half-time whistle for Anthony Martial to withdraw a goal for United.
However, any expectation that the attack would result in a comeback from the visitors would turn out to be short-lived, as Basaksehir clung to a hard-fought victory.
In addition to Ba, his victory was achieved thanks to the help of some household names in the Premier League, with former Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel starring in center-back and former United right-back Rafael de Silva also impressing.
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The Brazilian, now 30, left United for Lyon in 2015, and Ferdinand still feels it was a wrong decision judging from a tweet he sent during the game.
Towards the end of the match, the former England defender simply wrote: “We should never have sold Rafael. #Facts.”
Later he would also congratulate the full-back on the victory, in which Basaksehir tied Paris Saint-Germain at three points in Group H of the Champions League, although he is still last in goal difference.
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In addition to his words about Rafael, Ferdinand tweeted his dismay at the form of Ba’s goal.
Tweeting a picture of Ba about to score, he wrote: “The goals against us … please tell me that someone is going crazy in that locker room and that people are being responsible.
“The team form when we lose the ball for the 1st goal …”
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