Rio Ferdinand has responded to Jamie Carragher's claim that Virgil van Dijk was a 'far better' defender than Man United legend Nemanja Vidic.
The former Liverpool centre back called van Dijk the 'most impactful' defender in Premier League history, and compared the Dutchman's recent struggles to 'poor seasons' from Ferdinand and John Terry.
He also claimed Vidic had struggled against Fernando Torres, and the Serbian defender was sent off against Liverpool in 2009 in a 4-1 loss for United.
Ferdinand has hit back at his former England teammate's claims, as he said on Twitter: 'I see Jamie Carragher tweeted something about van Dijk being better than Vidic.