Rio awestruck by Maradona

Rio Ferdinand has revealed he was left awestruck after Diego Maradona visited the Man Utd dressing room. The Argentinian legend was there to visit Carlos Tevez and gave Rio Ferdinand a 30th birthday gift, a signed Manchester United shirt.

Ferdinand was left completely in shock by the incident, as players queued to get a chat with the Argentinian legend.

"We were like schoolkids around a star coming to school," said Ferdinand. "In my eyes he is the best footballer ever. He is one of my heroes, if not the shining beacon when I was a kid. I had all his videos. He was the player everyone wanted to be.

"He has been the best. He was my idol and part of the reason why I started to play football. I can't hold him in higher esteem than that. To be able to shake his hand, get a cuddle off him and a picture, it made my birthday."