United hit back over Blatter Rio outburst

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has labelled Sepp Blatter’s criticism of the Old Trafford outfit’s decision to keep playing Rio Ferdinand as ‘incomprehensible’.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has labelled Sepp Blatter’s criticism of the Old Trafford outfit’s decision to keep playing Rio Ferdinand as ‘incomprehensible’.

On Saturday, FIFA president Blatter questioned the validity of the Premiership points United have gained with Ferdinand in the side since his failure to take a drugs test in September.

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