While it would seem that picking a five-a-side team from among Rio Ferdinand’s stellar list of former Manchester United team-mates would be a hard task, the club legend probably wouldn’t draw too much criticism for his picks.

We spoke to Ferdinand in Dubai this week as he and Bobby Zamora visited Jumeirah Beach Hotel for the launch of Football Escapes.

“We’d play rush goalie,” Ferdinand said of his decision to pick an attack-heavy team.

“Giggs goes in there for longevity and class, a beautiful footballer. Scholes is the most naturally-gifted footballer I played with.

“Ronaldo is the most obsessed footballer I ever worked with, just ridiculous. Rooney is there because he has an absolute team ethic.”

Once again, here is that team.