Coronavirus: Ferdinand slammed over comment on Premier League

Liverpool legend, Steve Nicol has criticized Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand who called for the 2019/2020 English Premier League season to be voided due to coronavirus.

Ferdinand had made the call earlier this week with the coronavirus pandemic seeming to have no end in sight.

He said, “I think the Premier League should be void. Void it.

“I know there are going to be many of Liverpool fans going to say; ‘oh, Rio, just because you used to play for Manchester United, but this is about life and death situations, about society in the broader grand scheme of things.

“I just don’t see a way that can be done where health is not compromised.”

Reacting to Ferdinand's statement, Nicol stated that it lacks sense because the season can still be concluded under three weeks instead of canceling it.

“Why void the season? The way Ferdinand was talking, it was all about the safety of the players,” Nicol told ESPN FC.

“Well, the players aren’t training, they’re not together, the teams aren’t together.

“When they do start playing again and are together, then they’ll be no risk to the players.

“There are ten games to go. Listen, if we were only ten games in, I would have absolutely no problem with voiding the season.

“But the fact that you’ve ten games left, top-class teams playing Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday – so three games in a week.

“It will take you between three and four weeks to play ten games. What is the problem with that?

“You’re going to void a whole season for the sake of three to four weeks? That makes no sense to me whatsoever.”

Liverpool are currently on too of the EPL table with 25 points ahead of Manchester City who are in second place.