{"podcast":{"title":"Rio Ferdinand Presents","slug":"rio-ferdinand-presents-5613265","podcast_index_feed_id":5613265,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/62e90af8d40557001270a30e","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/rio-ferdinand-presents-five","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62e90af8d40557001270a30e/1771432409272-8830c840-7f84-4ddf-9226-560ff844556c.jpeg","author":"Rio Ferdinand","episode_count":302,"summary":"Welcome to Rio Ferdinand Presents, the destination for any football fan who wants the biggest names, the best analysis and authentic reactions to everything fans discuss in their WhatsApp groups. From a leader on the pitch to one of the most respected voices in world football, Rio invites you to sit back in your home or on your commute to enjoy his three distinctive shows, Rio Presents, Rio Meets and Rio Reacts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T10:20:17.187753+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rio-ferdinand-presents-5613265"},"episode":{"title":"Cole Palmer Signing Would Help Bruno! | Give Carrick the Job","slug":"cole-palmer-signing-would-help-bruno-give-carrick-the-job","published_at":"2026-04-20T11:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rio-ferdinand-presents-5613265/cole-palmer-signing-would-help-bruno-give-carrick-the-job","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rio-ferdinand-presents-5613265","url":"https://shows.acast.com/rio-ferdinand-presents-five/episodes/cole-palmer-signing-would-help-bruno-give-carrick-the-job","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62e90af8d40557001270a30e/e/69e5045cd2febdbec9500da1/media.mp3","summary":"Rio is joined by two former captains of Manchester United, Ryan Giggs and Patrice Evra to analyse everything that’s happened at the club this season and look ahead to what needs to be put in place ahead of the next campaign. After Cole Palmer said he was happy at his club as long as there was Champions League football and Manchester United inflicted a damaging defeat in their pursuit of European football, Giggs has his say on whether Carrick should sign Cole Palmer from Chelsea. Evra warns the Manchester United hierarchy that they are in danger of “becoming Chelsea” if they don’t give Michael Carrick the job following his successful interim period in charge. Giggs also praises Carrick for the job that he’s done and comments on former team mates’ negativity around his appointment. The trio also look at the title run-in and the differences between Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola and their approach to this crucial time of the season. Giggs picks out his favourite wingers in today’s game and Evra reveals how he developed the relationship with Giggs and why the club legend is his “favourite” player that he played with. Or Rio is joined by two former captains of Manchester United, Ryan Giggs and Patrice Evra to analyse everything that’s happened at the club this season and look at the title race. After Arsenal couldn’t get past Manchester City in their crucial match - Evra details what he thinks the problems are at the club and Giggs details how Mikel Arteta should look to overcome them in the remaining games. Evra almost walks out of the recording when discussing Theo Walcott’s comparison of the ’08 Man Utd team with the current Arsenal side and Rio asks whether Bruno Fernandes would get a start in any of Gigg’s teams from his time at the club. After Cole Palmer said he was…","meta_description":"Rio is joined by two former captains of Manchester United, Ryan Giggs and Patrice Evra to analyse everything that’s happened at the club this season and l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2579,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rio-ferdinand-presents-5613265/episodes/cole-palmer-signing-would-help-bruno-give-carrick-the-job/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rio-ferdinand-presents-5613265/cole-palmer-signing-would-help-bruno-give-carrick-the-job.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}