Manchester United and Chelsea legends Rio Ferdinand and John Terry get involved in fragile ego spat on Twitter

Manchester United and Chelsea legends Rio Ferdinand and John Terry get involved in fragile ego spat on Twitter

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Manchester United and Chelsea legends Rio Ferdinand and John Terry get involved in fragile ego spat on Twitter

Rio Ferdinand vs John Terry – and it's live! legend Rio Ferdinand was involved in a Twitter spat with legend John Terry. The two took digs at each other after the former Red Devils defender picked himself as the best centre-back in Premier League history, while placing the Blues legend at #5. Terry was accused of racially abusing Rio's brother, Anton Ferdinand, in 2011. The Chelsea legend was ultimately proven not guilty by the court as there was not enough evidence to prove which words were used. Ferdinand had a go at Terry last night by calling him out on . The Manchester United legend posted: "The moment one has to start pushing their own records and stats it's really time to start addressing the fragile ego. Your (sic) lucky I even put you in the top 5 after the racism case with my brother so be thankful you made it." Terry quickly replied with a cheeky dig but sidestepped the racism accusation. "A fragile ego is putting yourself at Number 1. Thanks for putting me in your top 5," Terry posted. A fragile Ego is putting yourself at Number 1
Thanks for putting me in your top 5 A fragile Ego is putting yourself at Number 1 Thanks for putting me in your top 5

What did Manchester United legend say about the Legendary Chelsea captain

Earlier this week, Rio Ferdinand welcomed 's Virgil van Dijk on his BT Sport show, Between The Lines. Rio Ferdinand got offended after John Terry posted stats to prove he was better instead of blindly going "I'm the best!"

LEVELS.Rio Ferdinand got offended after John Terry posted stats to prove he was better instead of blindly going "I'm the best!"LEVELS. While the Manchester United legend was picking his top five centre-backs in Premier League history, he started by naming himself as the best. He said (as per the ): "I believe I was number one, seriously, I'm putting myself number one straight away, that's how I approach everything." Rio went on to name Nemanja Vidic, Van Dijk and Jaap Stam before picking Terry as the fifth best. "For number five, I'm going for John Terry, in terms of his longevity at that club [Chelsea], what they won, body on the line, much better footballer than people give credit for and the team he played for suited him. I just feel the difference with myself and you, and with Jaap, we could've played in any time in any era. That's the difference. I still think as your career isn't finished there will be movement." Terry was not pleased with the rankings and posted infographics on his to prove his point; something Ferdinand did not like, leading to the Twitter spat. Paul Merson predicts the result of Newcastle vs Chelsea and other EPL GW 16 fixtures! Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found
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