Rio Ferdinand interviewed Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel ahead of Manchester United’s Champions League last-16 clash with the French giants on Wednesday.
And he got on so well with the German that he was invited to come to PSG at a time convenient to him to watch the Ligue 1 champions train.
Until, of course, Tuchel was reminded of the former centre-back’s strong ties to Manchester United and had to back track a little.
Ferdinand interviewed Tuchel on BT Sport, and spoke to the manager about everything from how he handles Neymar to how far he believes Kylian Mbappe can go in the game.
When the interview ended, Tuchel said to Ferdinand: “Whenever you want to come you are invited to lunch. I would love you [to come for] dinner.”
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To which Ferdinand responded with a little reminder to the PSG boss: “I would love to, even just to watch training.
“I don’t want to watch before the Man United game because I know it’s conflict, maybe, but I would love to come and watch training.”
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After giving his response a little thought, Tuchel replied: “Can we do it after Man United?”
Amid much laughter in the background, Ferdinand responded: “I understand that totally!”
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Manchester United travel to Paris with the difficult job of overturning a 2-0 deficit from the first leg of their last-16 clash.
The Red Devils will be without World Cup winner Paul Pogba for the match after he was sent off in the first match between the two European powerhouses at Old Trafford.
