The National's Sport cover for the Tuesday, January 6 issue, featuring Richard Jolly's profile of the fading fortunes of former Manchester United stalwart Rio Ferdinand.
Ferdinand joined Queens Park Rangers in a bid to extend his playing days this season and give QPR a boost in their likely Premier League relegation fight. It hasn't appeared to work out for either side.
Writes Jolly:
“The former England captain, the man who captained Manchester United in their 2008 Uefa Champions League final victory, played his second game in 13 weeks on Sunday. This will be his final season, and there is a chance Sunday’s match proves to be Ferdinand’s last game of professional football.
“It cemented the impression that Rangers cannot risk Ferdinand against anyone anymore; that signing him was needlessly nostalgic and that Harry Redknapp’s ‘old pals act’ has backfired; that a legend is now a liability.”
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