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'Lose to Chelsea in Moscow? That's folklore - the pressure was like a crazy beast': Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand opens up on how rivalries intensified between English clubs in Champions League clashes

Rio Ferdinand has revealed how all-English Champions League ties were always the most pressurised matches he played in club football.

Ferdinand won the Champions League once with Manchester United in 2008 when they beat Chelsea in Moscow.

During a Q&A on BT Sport with presenter Jake Humphrey on Tuesday night, the former England defender said there was always more at stake between English sides than there was when playing teams such as Barcelona or Juventus.

Rio Ferdinand said he always felt more pressure facing English sides in the Champions League
Ferdinand was part of the Manchester United that beat Chelsea in the 2008 final in Moscow

Asked whether it was more difficult to face teams that United would play in the Premier League in Europe, Ferdinand said: 'That added pressure to me definitely because I was playing against friends, international friends, friends I'd grown up with.