Manchester United's legend Rio Ferdinand is not having any of Paul Merson's comments on SkySports, regarding Manchester United's new arrival Marcel Sabitzer.
Marcel Sabitzer, 28, was snapped up by Manchester United on deadline day as an emergency recruitment following updates regarding Christian Eriksen's return date after the Denmark international picked up an ankle injury.
Erik Ten Hag had to sought out for a replacement for the 30 year old mid fielder who has been the most creative player in the Manchester United's squad.
SkySports pundit, Paul Merson appears unimpressed by Manchester United's move fory the former RB Leipzig star who has played under former Manchester United's interim boss, Ralf Ragnick.
Given that Marcel Sabitzer has played more than 30 times in the Champions League for Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig and has made 68 appearances for his country, it would seem logical for Erik ten Hag to sign him.
He has also scored 42 goals in the German top division, and the fact that he served as Leipzig's club captain indicates that he was a well-liked player.
Despite this, early on transfer deadline day, when it appeared that both United and Chelsea were interested in the player, Merson described the purchase of Sabitzer as a "panic buy."
“He doesn’t get in the Bayern Munich team,” stated the former Arsenal midfielder on Sky Sports.
“He’s way off that. Their two in midfield is cemented but if he was that good, he’d be pushing. So again it goes back to panic. There was no interest in him on January 1st. Now, it’s a panic buy," Paul Merson explained.
“Eriksen has just got injured. It’s a panic. You’re buying fourth-choice Bayern Munich players. For me, I’m not sure about that. He doesn’t get into the Bayern Munich team."
“If I’m a Manchester United fan or a Chelsea fan, I’d be looking and going, he doesn’t get anywhere near Bayern’s first team. So if he’s not playing in their first team, why would we want him in our club? Is he going to make us better? Is there players there already who should be better than him? In my opinion, yes," he concluded.
Rio Ferdinand on his Youtube channel Vibe with Five slammed the former Arsenal mid fielder for his comments whilst showering praises on Manchester United's management for how fast they were in bringing in Marcel Sabitzer from Bayern Munich.
“I’m absolutely delighted,” Ferdinand said about the Sabitzer signing. “If I was to say that I could go and get as short-term replacement at the drop of a hat for Eriksen, Sabitzer is a player who you would have gone ‘ooh, If I can get him, I’ll take him’."
“I watched a hell of a lot of this player when he was at Leipzig in the Champions League, he was sensational. He was integral to everything they did there."
“Yeah, he’s gone to Bayern Munich and he hasn’t become a regular there, but I think he will be a really good signing. A really experienced player, he’s played in big games, he knows his way around a football pitch," he explained.
“That just stinks, for me, that Paul Merson hasn’t seen him play, wouldn’t know if he’s left or right-footed. You can’t say that he’s a bad signing because you don’t get signed by Bayern Munich if you’re a chump"
Then he added: “Man United couldn’t have done any better, so well done to their recruitment team.”
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