{"id":196932,"date":"2025-10-08T05:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/196932\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T05:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:08:11","slug":"rio-ferdinand-settles-moises-caicedo-and-declan-rice-argument-ill-be-honest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/196932\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand ‘settles’ Moises Caicedo and Declan Rice argument – ‘I’ll be honest’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rio Ferdinand has been asked to compare Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo, with the former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielders both having been linked with a move to Manchester United in the pastRio Ferdinand has had his say on the Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo midfield debate.<\/p>\n

Former Manchester United ace Rio Ferdinand has had his say on which midfielder is currently the best out of Declan Rice<\/a> and Moises Caicedo. The midfield duo have been among the standout performers in the Premier League<\/a> so far this season.<\/p>\n

The former Red Devils star was quizzed on who he thought was currently the better midfielder of the two, with both players making waves at their respective clubs. They’ve both impressed the ex-United defender, who says he was crying out for his former club to sign both players prior to their moves to Arsenal<\/a> and Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On his podcast, ‘Rio Presents’<\/a>, Ferdinand shared: “It’s swings and roundabouts, they have a lot of similarities about their game.<\/p>\n

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“I think Declan, if you let him off his leash, he’ll give you more going forward. But Caicedo, defensively, he smells danger quicker and better.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think there’s much between them, so I’d be happy with either. When they were both on the market, I was screaming for Manchester United<\/a> to go and buy them because I saw the value in Caicedo.<\/p>\n

“I thought Caicedo would’ve been magnificent for Manchester United given time, while Declan would’ve been a ridiculous signing. It’s splitting hairs between the two, I’ll be honest.<\/p>\n

“It depends what position you’re going to play them in, if you’re playing them as a holding midfielder, I’d probably say Caicedo. As a number eight, then I’d say Declan.<\/p>\n

“You let Declan go, [then] he scores more goals than Caicedo all day long and he creates all day long. They’d be a nightmare to play against together.”<\/p>\n

Declan Rice has impressed for Arsenal again this season.<\/p>\n

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