'Don't Blame Rio, He'll Deliver at Finals in South Africa' ; Frank Lampard Leaps to Ferdinand's Defence After His England Team- Mate's Below-Par Performance Against Ukraine. By Tom Collomosse and Simon Johnson [Edition 3]

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FRANK LAMPARD today told Rio Ferdinand's critics to get off his back and insisted the Manchester United defender should not be blamed for Saturday's defeat by Ukraine.

Ferdinand was at fault as he watched a long ball reach Artem Milevskiy, who was then brought down by goalkeeper Robert Green in the 14th minute.

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'Don't Blame Rio, He'll Deliver at Finals in South Africa' ; Frank Lampard Leaps to Ferdinand's Defence After His England Team- Mate's Below-Par Performance Against Ukraine. By Tom Collomosse and Simon Johnson [Edition 3]

Andriy Shevchenko missed the resulting penalty but England were hampered for the rest of the match by having only 10 men after Green was sent off.

Ferdinand made high-profile mistakes in England's 2-2 draw with Holland in a friendly in August, as well as in last month's Manchester derb...

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