Rio Ferdinand refuses to sign Liverpool shirt after fan asks him at Craven Cottage

'I can't sign it, I can't sign a Liverpool shirt man'

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand refused to sign a Liverpool shirt ahead of the Reds' Premier League opener against Fulham at Craven Cottage. The former England international was part of BT Sport's punditry team for Liverpool's lunchtime trip clash against Fulham, and he spent time taking pictures and signing autographs with supporters before kick off. However, when a fan in the home end - who was wearing a Liverpool home shirt - asked Ferdinand to sign his top, the Red Devils legend politely declined to pen his signature on the jersey. Ferdinand filmed the exchange and posted the clip on Twitter. The fan can be heard asking him, "Can you sign this?" - to which he replied, "He's just asked me to sign a Liverpool shirt, are you crazy?". https://twitter.com/rioferdy5/status/1555883982067302405   Ferdinand played 455 times for United after joining from Leeds in 2002 and went on to win six Premier League titles. Liverpool found themselves 1-0 down against promoted side Fulham at half-time after Aleksandar Mitrovic headed home the opener in the 32nd minute. https://twitter.com/FootballJOE/status/1555888365974831104 However, Jurgen Klopp's side levelled proceedings in the 64th minute through new signing Darwin Núñez.

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