Rio praises team via tweet

Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand’s Twitter message.

ENGLAND defender Rio Ferdinand has praised the Malaysian Tigers, who lifted the AFF Suzuki Cup on Wednesday, via Twitter.

The Manchester United football star tweeted a couple of hours after Malaysia's historic win: "Congratulations 2 Malaysia who beat Indonesia in the Suzuki Cup final.

"I played against Malaysian U(nder) 23 team 18 months ago, quite a good team."

Thanks for the praise on Malaysia team... Glory Glory Man Utd...