Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand names the England teammate he ‘hated’

Rio Ferdinand has revealed the divisions that existed in the England dressing rooms he shared with his illustrious teammates (Picture: Getty)

They might have put aside their differences now, but Rio Ferdinand has revealed there was a genuine hatred between himself and Liverpool rival Steven Gerrard during their time as England teammates.

The pair shared Three Lions dressing rooms between 2000 and 2011, a period during which the so-called Golden Generation failed to live up to their billing.

A succession of managers, including the likes of Fabio Capello and Sven-Goran Eriksson, failed to ...