Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has ripped into the club’s summer signing, Joshua Zirkzee for passing the ball to Harry Maguire in the dying minutes of their 2-2 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.
Ferdinand is of the opinion that the Dutchman should have attempted to convert the late opportunity himself instead of looking for someone to pass to.
The Red Devils put on a spirited display to earn a point at Anfield in a match that could have swung either way in the dying minutes.
DAILY POST reports that the first half of the game ended goalless and the Red Devils took the lead in the 52nd minute through Lisandro Martinez.
Cody Gakpo, however, put the Reds back on level terms seven minutes later.
Mohamad Salah returned the Reds in front in the 70th minute by converting his spot kick, but Amad Diallo came up for United in the 80th minute to score an equalizer.
With 20 seconds to go, Zirkzee had the opportunity to win the game for United when he received a pass and had ample time to aim for a goal from his position.
Instead, he chose to pass the ball to Harry Maguire, who seemed to be in a better scoring position.
However, the defender wasted the opportunity and failed to give the Red Devils a last-ditch win at Anfield.
Speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast (via YouTube), the former England international pulled no punches while discussing Zirkzee’s pass to Maguire.
“After all of it, I would have gone in the changing room and said, ‘Bro, what type of stupidness was that? What type of pass was that? We could have won the game.’
“But Zirkzee is lacking in confidence so he [Maguire] ain’t going to do that. It’s detail, bro. You know what it’s like? Talk to somebody like you want to be talked to. Pass how you want to receive. Same thing.”
