The 46-year-old racked up 455 appearances for the Red Devils, scoring eight goals and providing eight assists while winning six English Premier League titles and a UEFA Champions League trophy.

Ferdinand has been concerned about the decline of his beloved , especially in terms of scoring goals, and has been clamouring for the signature of .

Ruben Amorim’s side have been linked with Jean-Philippe Mateta, Gyokeres and Osimhen, but Ferdinand is beyond convinced that Victor Osimhen will fit his former side.

Rasmus Hojlund, Joshua Zirkzee and Chido Obi-Martin are United’s options down the middle in attack, and 83-cap Englishman cited the lack of experience in the youthful trio as a key reason for their struggles.

“[Man United need] a centre-forward with experience. That’s it. I think United can go and get a lot of players and get loads of stuff, but I think it’s been evident that Hojlund came in for huge money and hasn’t hit the ground running, has struggled really. Zirkzee hasn’t done much better than him, really,” the former Leeds man said in an interview with .

“So, I think you need someone in all the good teams you see. They normally have at least one of the attacking players, normally the number nine, and you go, actually, yeah, I can pin my hat on him. I can rely on him.