Anton Ferdinand has had a dig at his former club by expressing his surprise at the sale of George McCartney.
Ferdinand and McCartney formed half of West Ham United's best defence in years last season - however both are now at Sunderland having been sold by the club's board.And Ferdinand couldn't resist having a dig at his former paymasters when asked about Sunderland's (estimated) £6m capture of McCartney.
"I was surprised when West Ham let George go. But that's what's happening down there at the moment," he said.
"He's a very consistent player and he played every game last year for West Ham. It was very rare for him to be below par. He was at least a seven out of ten in pretty much every game he played.
"George is one of the most consistent players I've ever played with, and that's why I was surprised West Ham let him go - but let's just leave it at that."
Alan Curbishley revealed yesterday that it was the sale of the reliable McCartney - whom he described as 'one of the best left-backs in the Premier League' - that led him to resign from his position in protests at the board's decision to sell off members of his first team squad.
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