Rio Ferdinand thinks form is key ahead of Man Utd v Newcastle United Carabao Cup final

Ferdinand’s 12-year career at the Theatre of Dreams was decorated with silverware, and ahead of our next opportunity to win a trophy, he has stressed the importance of getting that first winners’ medal for a player that hasn’t already at United.

“I think for those guys it’s going to be massive,” he said. “Knowing how to win in a Man United shirt. You can win where you want; Casemiro, [Raphael] Varane have won major trophies multiple times, but they haven’t felt winning in this stadium and at Manchester United, in a red shirt. So, they’ll be pining for that. And all of the other young guys that have been in the squad that haven’t won yet.

“Like me when I came here, the first thing I was thinking was I needed to win to be able to look people in the eye. I’m sure there will be a few of them like that, do you know what I mean? Walking around this stadium, getting the hump. I’m sure a lot of these guys will have the hump that the fans always talk about the past. Different eras, before. They want to be spoken about now. They’ve got egos, they’ve got pride and they’ll make it right [by winning].”