He is athletic looks like a pound for pound strong kid he is tenacious – Rio Ferdinand compares Manchester United defender to Red Devils legend × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 News He is athletic looks like a pound for pound strong kid he is tenacious – Rio Ferdinand compares Manchester United defender to Red Devils legend By Vatsal Vora Modified 23 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Rio Ferdinand praised new signing's performance. Rio Ferdinand has compared new signing Tyrell Malacia to former Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra following his performance against Liverpool. The Red Devils secured a memorable 2-1 win over rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday (August 22). Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were the goalscorers for Manchester United as they registered their first win of the season. Malacia recorded a complete full-back performance against Liverpool. The Dutchman was great going forward and was defensively sound as well. He ended the game with five tackles, three clearances, an interception and six successful duels. Up against Mohamed Salah on the left flank, Malacia did extremely well to keep the Egyptian superstar's impact to a minimum. Salah, however, did score a goal late in the game. Ferdinand praised Malacia's performance against Liverpool. The former player-turned-pundit compared him to Evra and was impressed by how he dealt with Salah. Speaking in one of the videos from his YouTube channel FIVE, Rio Ferdinand was quoted as saying the following (via The People's Person): “He [Malacia] reminds me of Patrice Evra, in many ways. He is athletic, he looks like a pound for pound strong kid, he is tenacious.” He added: “There ain’t many left backs in the last three of four years who have kept Mo Salah quiet. In terms of the physical duels, he was on him, and when Salah did get past him, he had the pace to recover.” Tyrell Malacia@TyrellMalaciiaMood 28951034310Mood https://t.co/y06qQ7vpG2 Malacia was Manchester United's first signing of the Erik ten Hag era. The Dutch international arrived at Old Trafford from Eredivise giants Feyenoord for a fee of around £13 million. The game against Liverpool was Malacia's first senior start for his new club. If he continues to put in similar displays, Luke Shaw, who started United's first two league games, could find it difficult to break into the team once again. Manchester United s new signings played their part against Liverpool Apart from Malacia, Manchester United's other summer recruits also had a great game against Liverpool. Both Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez put in solid displays to help their side see out the win. Martinez displayed solidity and ruggedness in defense alongside Raphael Varane. The Argentine international troubled Liverpool's attackers and his hard tackles denied the Reds an opportunity to score. Martinez and the rest of the Manchester United defense were unlucky not to keep a clean sheet against Liverpool.Lisandro Martinez@LisandrMartinezU N I T E D!! Great team & fighting spirit, only the first step but an important one to keep growing stronger together. OT was simply amazing thank you for the support!! Vamossss!! #MUFC12965813298U N I T E D!! Great team & fighting spirit, only the first step but an important one to keep growing stronger together. OT was simply amazing thank you for the support!! Vamossss!! #MUFC https://t.co/MyWCNw4ypd Eriksen nearly scored from a free-kick in the first half but was denied by an athletic save from goalkeeper Alisson Becker. He helped the Red Devils tick in midfield. Paul Merson predicts Arsenal vs Liverpool and other EPL GW 10 fixtures! Click here Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anantaajith Ra × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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