Jonathan Woodgate has sent a message to Rio Ferdinand after his former teammate declared that his time at Leeds United was 'the most enjoyable' time of his career.
Ferdinand left Leeds for Manchester United in 2002 for £30million just two years after signing for the Whites from West Ham for £18m.
Despite the fact that he enjoyed tremendous success at the Red Devils, including six Premier League titles and a Champions League winners' medal, Ferdinand admitted that the pressure was too much at Old Trafford.
"As much as there was a lot of talk about me going to Man United and it was emotional, for a lot of the fans it was difficult to accept," Ferdinand told BT Sport.
"But I think in the long term it was proven that the reasons why I went were justified, but I probably had my most enjoyable football when I played here [at Leeds].
"I loved it at West Ham but we didn’t win that much, I loved it at Man United, we won a lot but with that came a lot of pressure.
"So the enjoyment factor isn’t as free-spirited as it was when I was here at Leeds where we won a fair amount in terms of games, got to some good heights, Champions League semi-final etcetera, and there wasn’t that added pressure or expectations with it."
Woodgate has since responded to the comments by replying on Instagram to a story around what Ferdinand had to say by simply stating: "MOT."
