Rio Ferdinand posts farewell letter to ex-Manchester United team-mate Nani
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Updated 07/07/2015 at 10:19 GMT
Manchester United confirmed the sale of Portuguese winger Nani to Turkish side Fenerbahce on Monday and Rio Ferdinand has given him a fitting farewell.
Rio Ferdinand (left) advises team-mate Luis Nani while both were at Manchester United
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The former United defender paid a tribute to the winger he played with at Old Trafford in a Facebook post which has proved a hit with fans.
Referring to Nani as “Naan Bread”, Ferdinand paid his former team-mate a number of big compliments in what was a very long post.
The paragraph which stuck out for most people was Ferdinand saying he would love to have Nani on his side in a “do or die” one v one encounter.
“Of all the players I’ve played with during my career, if I wanted someone to beat someone 1 vs 1 and it was do or die he would have been one of my first picks for sure,” Ferdinand wrote.
“He can go either way, off either foot, tricky and lightening quick – a defenders nightmare!”
United also paid tribute to Nani after he left Old Trafford permanently following spending last season on loan with former club Sporting Lisbon.
The 28-year-old underwent a medical in Istanbul on Sunday ahead of the transfer worth a reported £4.25 million.
Nani, who signed for United in 2013, won four Premier League titles and the Champions League after joining the club in 2007, scoring 41 goals in 230 appearances.
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