Former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand hailed ‘immense’ Reece James after Chelsea’s Champions League final victory over Manchester City.
James produced a brilliant performance at wing-back to help Thomas Tuchel’s side secure a 1-0 win in Porto and win the Champions League for a second time.
Ferdinand told BT Sport: ‘He’s a product of the youth academy and we’ve seen some people questioning him, for Chelsea and England.
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‘Well tonight he performed on the biggest stage and was the standout, he was immense. He backs himself in one-v-one situations.
‘If you’re going to play at the top level you have to do that. Today he became a man. Today he answered all those questions.’
