Rio Ferdinand’s stylish performance - in Stalybridge

Date published: 02 September 2010

Rio Ferdinand played in his first match yesterday since suffering the knee injury that wrecked his World Cup.

It was the first time Ferdinand had been in action since he suffered a major knee ligament injury in a freak collision with Emile Heskey on the first day of World Cup training with England in South Africa.

And it seems Ferdinand is now on track to face Everton at Goodison Park on September 11 after a typically stylish performance in the low-key arena of Bower Fold in Stalybridge.