‘Watch out for Him,he will definitely shock everybody ‘: Rio Ferdinand predicts Man United star to be the 23/24 Premier League Player of the Season
With the Premier League returning this weekend, numerous noticeable names in football have recently released their predictions for the upcoming season, and Rio Ferdinand is the latest legend to offer his opinion on what we can expect this year.
The former Manchester United man has forged a successful career in punditry after calling time on his playing days, and has been fairly vocal about the biggest stories within football over the years, so many expected to hear from him about the new season, but won’t have been expecting to hear some of the pretty wild predictions he’s made.
Rio has certainly never been one to shy away from sharing his thoughts and speaking his mind, but he’s managed to outdo himself with some of these shouts, so let’s get straight into them.
What has Rio Ferdinand predicted for the 2023-24 Premier League season?
First things first, the former England international shocked no one with his prediction for who will win the Premier League this year, with Ferdinand tipping Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to once again emerge victorious come May, and who can blame him?
The Cityzens, coming off the back of a treble-winning campaign, have one of the best teams in the entire world, and have somehow managed to get even better, adding Josko Gvardiol.
It’s hard to imagine anyone usurping the current champions, with the likes of Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne still pretty much unstoppable, so there’s no disagreeing with Ferdinand here.
His prediction for the top four seems pretty nailed on too, with City being accompanied by United, Arsenal and Liverpool, although having the Red Devils in second place may feel a little bit ambitious – only time will tell. Having finished third last season in Erik ten Hag’s debut campaign as manager of the club, taking another step forward and climbing above the Gunners isn’t completely out of the realm of possibility, though.
Ferdinand’s Player of the Season prediction
Rio’s prediction for Player of the Season is where things get really interesting, though, with the former defender predicting United star Marcus Rashford will win the award. The Englishman was in sublime form last year, and had a major resurgence after a couple of rough seasons, to enjoy his most prolific campaign yet, but it still feels like a bit of a stretch to suggest he will win the Player of the Year award.
