Manchester United preparing late bid for Christian Eriksen, Harry Maguire gets advice from Virgil van Dijk, and more Manchester United Transfer News: August 6, 2019

By Deepungsu Pandit

Modified Aug 07, 2019 05:21 GMT

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#1 Rio Ferdinand full of praise for Harry Maguire

Rio Ferdinand has offered his support to Harry Maguire via Instagram

In a heartfelt Instagram post, Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has lent his support to new United signing Harry Maguire and has tried to help him deal with the burdens of becoming the costliest defender in the world.

Ferdinand joined United in June 2002 for £30m, which, at that period, made him the costliest defender in the world. It was a tag that brought added pressure to the table, but the former England International was a huge success at Old Trafford. He was a part of a formidable partnership with Nemanja Vidic at the back, which at one point of time, was the best in the world.

In a recent Instagram post, Rio has praised his countryman and encouraged him to embrace life at United. Rio remembered his own time at Old Trafford and drew comparisons between the situation then and now. He also appeared pleased to lend his famous No.5 shirt to the former Leicester City defender, whom he described as "a leader of men"

We hope the costliest defender in the world can justify the faith shown in him by his countryman.

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