I overheard Roy Keane and Gary Neville in Man Utd shower – it calmed me down” – Daily Star

When Ferdinand joined United in 2002 for a British record fee, he felt immense pressure and spent his first season worrying about his performance. However, hearing Keane and Neville dismiss what he deemed a poor result helped him overcome his chronic overthinking. He initially struggled at the club due to an eight-month ban for missing a drugs test but eventually became one of the best defenders in the world and one of the greatest English centre backs at 45 years old.