I spoke to Scholes - there’s NO BEEF between him and Carrick!
3/9/202634 min
After Paul Scholes’ comments went viral following a loss to 10-man Newcastle, Rio went to do some investigating to work out what his former team mate was really saying about the job Michael Carrick is doing.
After revealing what Scholesy told him, what Iniesta said about Scholes in a chance meeting and why Patrice Evra came out in defence of Carrick - Rio and Ste look at why people are perhaps discrediting Arsenal for their potential title win this season.
Rio is full of praise for Arteta’s ability to re-invent his team and make them stronger and suggests there is much more respect for Arsenal in Europe compared to their perception in England.
There were also two starts over the weekend for the players that Rio identified as England’s next stars as Rio Ngumoah and Max Dowman both played key roles in their club's FA Cup victories - you’ll hear what separates the top players from the rest when they break into the first team and also why academies aren’t preparing young central defenders properly for the rigours of the modern game.
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First 90 secondsRio Ferdinand· Host0:00
Just, just for context as well, this is what Patrice Evra said, by the way. Um, [laughs] "I hope, I hope Paul Scholes' Instagram story is fake. I hope he was hacked. I'm not surprised at what... That's from Scholesy. He was the quietest player I've ever played with in my entire career. Now in the media, he drops bombshells. I really don't understand the lack of support behind Michael Carrick. He's one of us, and he's doing very well. There's been negative analysis from Scholesy, but also from Roy Keane and Gary Neville." Yes, guys, welcome to another episode of Rio Presents, brought to you by our trusted partners, Crafted. We have Mr. Steve Houseman in the house, and Mr. Joel Beyer with his shade cigar, cheesecake, the lot. Not available today, guys. But you know what? I'm sure he's left us something. I, I, actually, I know he's left us a little something to kind of... Just to nudge at us. Just, just to poke the bear a little bit. Him-- I mean Steve. Um, but man, you know what? It's been, it's been a mad week, man. I mean, my old teammates, Patrice Evra, going at Scholes after he went at, allegedly at Michael Carrick. Um, Darmian, Max Darmian, man, getting the opportunity and doing his thing. Um, and Arsenal. There's a lot of questions about Arsenal. Not from me, I must add. Not from myself. But there's a lot of people asking questions like should their title, if they win it, have an asterisk alongside it. I don't necessarily