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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has revealed his former manager Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s prediction for England\u2019s Euro 2020 clash against Scotland on Friday.<\/p>\n

Scotland will tackle England at Wembley on Friday evening after losing 2-0 to Czech Republic in their Group D opener on Monday.<\/p>\n

According to Ferdinand, Ferguson backed Scotland to \u2018overrun\u2019 England, who won their first game against Croatia on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Speaking on his Vibe With Five YouTube show, Ferdinand said: \u201cCan I just say something: Scotland are getting beaten 1-0!<\/p>\n

\u201cSir Alex Ferguson has been on my phone all morning. Let me see if I can text him back right now. I am gonna text him now: \u201cAre you OK boss?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe thinks they [Scotland] are going to beat us [England], he thinks they are going to overrun England. They have got to get past this first game before that!\u201d<\/p>\n

The kick-off time for England vs Scotland is 8 pm.<\/p>\n

World Cup qualifiers: Michael Owen predicts England, Italy, Belgium, other matches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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