Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand has made a mockery of Chelsea boss Mourinho's comment about Man City and Man U not being worthy champions during the last two years and is really looking forward to next week's showdown with Chelsea.
According to the Mirror, Mourinho's opinion that neither United nor Manchester City was a great champion over the past two seasons, added the first dash of intrigue before next Monday's grudge match at Old Trafford.
Ferdinand said that he was looking forward to Chelsea because now they could start playing for something, adding that after being champions, everyone was tipping someone else to win the league.
Both Man U and Chelsea have won their opening matches in the 2013-14 English Premier League season.
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