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'He is the hardest player I played against… only injuries stopped him exploding and being an absolutely crazy player for Man United': Rio Ferdinand hails former Old Trafford team-mate Louis Saha after his Sky Sports appearance

Rio Ferdinand has hailed Louis Saha after his appearance as a Sky Sports pundit - and said the French striker was one of the toughest teammates to face in training.

Saha spent four years at Manchester United between 2004 and 2008, where he came up against defender Ferdinand day-to-day on the training pitch.

Now retired from the game, the 44-year-old striker was a talking head for Sky's coverage of the Red Devils against West Ham on Sunday afternoon.

Rio Ferdinand (r) has said Man United's Louis Saha (l) was the toughest opponent in training

On his latest Five blog, fellow pundit Ferdinand was positive about Saha's appearance - even if he first had a dig over the Frenchman's choice of clothing for the occasion.