Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson ignored his transfer advice on two occasions.
Having trained and travelled to the 2006 World Cup alongside Lennon with England, Ferdinand was well aware of the winger’s talent.Ferdinand said:"Like Fergie, I’ve said to him, ‘From what I’ve seen in training, if he can replicate it in games, we need to get this guy.
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