{"id":45523,"date":"2026-04-07T05:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/rio-ferdinand-names-attacking-midfielder-he-would-like-to-sign-as-manchester-united-stars-dream-partner\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T05:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:15:15","slug":"rio-ferdinand-names-attacking-midfielder-he-would-like-to-sign-as-manchester-united-stars-dream-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/rio-ferdinand-names-attacking-midfielder-he-would-like-to-sign-as-manchester-united-stars-dream-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand names &#8216;attacking&#8217; midfielder he would like to sign as Manchester United star&#8217;s dream partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/rio-ferdinand-names-attacking-midfielder-he-would-like-to-sign-as-manchester-united-stars-dream-partner\/#Rio_Ferdinand_talks_about_Elliott_Andersons_transfer\" >Rio Ferdinand talks about Elliott Anderson&#8217;s transfer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/rio-ferdinand-names-attacking-midfielder-he-would-like-to-sign-as-manchester-united-stars-dream-partner\/#Manchester_United_decide_to_facilitate_the_transfer_of_Elliott_Anderson\" >Manchester United decide to facilitate the transfer of Elliott Anderson<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has said the club are keen to sign Nottingham Forest central midfielder Elliott Anderson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pundit named Anderson as a priority target over the likes of Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimar\u00e3es, saying the England international could be the perfect complement to Coby Mainu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ferdinand praised Anderson&#8217;s aggressive and all-round style of play on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rio_Ferdinand_talks_about_Elliott_Andersons_transfer\"><\/span>Rio Ferdinand talks about Elliott Anderson&#8217;s transfer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s Elliott Anderson. He&#8217;s 23 years old, Guimar\u00e3es is 28, Tonali is 25 and he&#8217;s almost 26, so that&#8217;s very important to me. I want to have young, hungry players in my team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He complements Maynou. I think Coby is going to be one of the main players on the team and we&#8217;ll grow around him, and I think Elliott Anderson will definitely complement him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re different. Anderson has the mobility, he has the energy to move around the park, he&#8217;s aggressive, we need those legs and he gets the ball. He&#8217;s more competitive than the other two.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_decide_to_facilitate_the_transfer_of_Elliott_Anderson\"><\/span>Manchester United decide to facilitate the transfer of Elliott Anderson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Anderson makes sense as an ideal target in United&#8217;s midfield, and despite previous talk of Manchester City being the frontrunners, there are also suggestions that Anderson is firmly in the race to sign him.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Sport suggested United would not give up their battle with City for the 23-year-old, but Florian Plettenberg posted the following about MCFC being more focused on signing Rodri&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Even if City become an attractive destination for Anderson after their recent success, playing time at City could also be worth considering if they remain keen to keep Rodri.<\/p>\n<p>The Spain international is likely to remain the first choice of Josep Guardiola&#8217;s side, so it might be better for Andersson to join MUFC and build the squad around him.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has said the club are keen to sign Nottingham Forest central midfielder Elliott Anderson. 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