​Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has revealed who he believes to be the best centre back in the world right now, and he has gone with his former teammate at Old Trafford in Gerard Pique, who now turns out for Barcelona.





The 29-year-old Spaniard began his senior career at United, having been snatched up from the Barcelona youth academy, and Ferdinand admitted to his followers on ​Twitter that he rates Pique in the highest regard.

​​Ferdinand, a club legend at Old Trafford who played for the Red Devils over 450 times, had been inviting his Twitter followers to send him questions to his iPad as he looked to kill time whilst embarking on a train journey.





Using the hashtag #AskRio fans were able to send their questions to Ferdinand, prompting a rush of responses from football fanatics seeking the answer to some all-important issues spanning across Ferdinand's trophy-laden career.

Pique was at Old Trafford for four years between 2004 and 2008, and only made 23 appearances before making the switch back to his boyhood team Barcelona, where he has now confirmed his place amongst the club legends with 21 titles.





Rio and Pique only played together briefly in Manchester, but it's plain to see the World Cup winner is in awe of him, and he will be very disappointed that United let him go back to Spain. The club are also infamous for allowing current superstar Paul Pogba to leave the club on a free transfer from a young age.

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