Rio Ferdinand reacted in his own way to excluding City from the Champions League. - Sai Aung Main / AFP

Rio Ferdinand could not help it ... After the announcement of the exclusion of Manchester City by UEFA from European competitions for the next two seasons for non-compliance with the rules of financial fair play, the former mythical figure of the Red Devils, sworn enemies of the Citizens, published a tweet which made the buzz on social networks.

It only took three words, "what a shame ..." and a smiley "dead laughing" to ignite the canvas. Consultant to the BT Sport channel, the former central defender of Manchester United had to calm the game in stride.

What a shame ...... 😂 https://t.co/wW66zz4fvf

- Rio Ferdinand (@ rioferdy5) February 15, 2020

"Huge admiration for Pep and the whole Manchester City team, including a few friends behind the scenes ... More seriously, it will be interesting to see what will happen during the appeal trial!" ", He tweeted.

Ferdinand concluded his trip by explaining that the race for fifth place, qualifying for the Champions League if the Sports Arbitral Tribunal confirms the exclusion of City from the European cups (the club is currently second in the Premier League), was going be exciting to follow. On this point, he is not wrong.

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