EPL: Rio Ferdinand names two players that have transformed Man Utd under Ten Hag

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has said two players have transformed the team under new manager Erik ten Hag.

The Red Devils have won more than half of their Premier League fixtures this season after a poor start.

United beat Tottenham 2-0 at Old Trafford during the week and grabbed a late equalizer to draw 1-1 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

The result was tainted by a hamstring injury to Raphael Varane, who left the pitch in tears.

Varane is now expected to miss all of United’s games before the mid-season break for the 2022 World Cup.

“It seems to me that it isn’t going to be Harry Maguire who comes in now,” Ferdinand said on the Vibe with Five YouTube channel.

“It looks like it’s going to be Lindelof.

“Lindelof is decent, I think he will come in and do a job, it just depends how long he’s being asked to do that job.

“Martinez has been top this season, but Varane gives us that something different, that speed, that experience, and physicality. I think he could be a huge loss.

“You need them two [Varane and Martinez] back together. We’ve seen straight away that those two together make us a different team, it’s as simple as that.”