Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand criticized Joshua Zirkzee's decision to pass the ball to Harry Maguire instead of taking a shot in the dying minutes of their 2-2 draw with Liverpool.
Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand , criticized the club's summer signing, Joshua Zirkzee , for passing the ball to Harry Maguire in the dying minutes of their 2-2 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday. Ferdinand believes Zirkzee should have attempted to score instead of looking for a pass. The Red Devils played well to earn a point at Anfield in a match that could have gone either way in the final minutes.
The first half ended goalless and Manchester United took the lead in the 52nd minute through Lisandro Martinez. Cody Gakpo equalized for Liverpool seven minutes later. Mohamed Salah put Liverpool back in front in the 70th minute from a penalty, but Amad Diallo scored for Manchester United in the 80th minute to make it 2-2. With 20 seconds left, Zirkzee had the chance to win the game for United after receiving a pass. Instead of shooting, he passed to Harry Maguire, who missed the opportunity. Speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, the former England international was blunt in his criticism of Zirkzee's pass to Maguire. 'After all of it, I would have gone in the changing room and said, 'Bro, what type of stupidness was that? What type of pass was that? We could have won the game.' 'But Zirkzee is lacking in confidence so he ain’t going to do that. It’s detail, bro. You know what it’s like? Talk to somebody like you want to be talked to. Pass how you want to receive. Same thing.
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