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Rio Ferdinand joins manager Steven Gerrard in 'salivating' over Aston Villa starlet Jacob Ramsey - and warns 'far bigger clubs' will be circling for the 20-year-old midfielder

Rio Ferdinand has admitted he is 'salivating' over Aston Villa wonderkid Jacob Ramsey after a sparkling performance against Leeds.

The Villa midfielder, 20, scored twice in a 3-3 Premier League draw against Marcelo Bielsa's side on Wednesday, winning praise from his manager Steven Gerrard.

And Ferdinand told BT Sport he agreed with Gerrard regarding Ramsey's abundant potential to become a superstar.

Rio Ferdinand has lavished praise on Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey (pictured above)
Ferdinand warned 'far bigger clubs' than Villa would be interested in signing the midfielder, 20

He said: '(Gerrard)'s not wrong, he's not far off. The glimpses he's showing us at the moment, for a kid so young, with the inexperience he's got, the lack of exposure at this level, is beautiful to see.