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Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard may have been on opposite sides of the Manchester United-Liverpool divide, but Ferdinand has sparked a heated debate on his podcast by declaring the Reds legend as one of the Premier League's top three midfielders ever.

The ex-England defender left co-host Joel Beya stunned when he named Gerrard alongside Roy Keane and Paul Scholes as the elite trio, overlooking stars like Kevin De Bruyne and Patrick Vieira despite his colleague's fervent objections.

Ferdinand stood firm, setting aside club loyalties to explain why he rates Gerrard above De Bruyne in an intense exchange.



"They're the names, I've got Vieira, De Bruyne, Lampard, Keane, Gerrard, Scholes," Ferdinand stated on the 'Rio Presents' podcast.

Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez were a formidable duo for Liverpool.

I'm sorry.

"He's a Liverpool player, he's a Liverpool player.

Prime time Steven Gerrard and prime time Frank Lampard saw a different Roy Keane

But a young Frank Lampard and a young Steven Gerrard saw THE Roy Keane, who they couldn't get near."


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