Alex Ferguson proud of England captain Ferdinand

Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he is proud of Rio Ferdinand

Ferdinand is set to takeover from former captain John Terry who was stripped off captaincy by Fabio Capello after allegations about his private life

“It’s great for Manchester United to have one of our players captaining England,” said Ferguson.

Ferdinand was named by Capello as the vice-captain in August 2008

The former Leeds and West Ham defender follows in a long line of Manchester United captains who have gone on to lead their country such as Gary Neville, David Beckham, Bryan Robson and Sir Bobby Charlton.

“Over the years we’ve had Gary, Bobby Charlton and Bryan Robson for 60-odd games or something so we’re very proud of that,” added Ferguson

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