Rio Ferdinand critically labelled Gianluigi Donnarumma’s performance against Barcelona as a ‘shambles’
The PSG goalkeeper conceded three times in the Champions league quarter-final clash
Donnarumma fumbled an attempted punch for Raphinha’s first goal of the evening in Paris
Former Man United defender, Ferdinand, was stunned by the 25-year-old’s showing and condemned his first half showing.
‘I don’t think Donnarumma covered himself in any glory at all, comes out and been a bit of a shambles.
‘I think at times in the first half, a man of his experience, it’s a wonderful finish on the right foot [by Raphinha].
He further claimed that the European Championship winning goalkeeper with Italy didn’t use his height advantage to help PSG, adding: ‘He’s six-foot-seven or eight and looked like he was five foot nine coming out
Donnarumma allowed former Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen to have a free header for Barcelona’s third goal after refusing to come off hi
Ferdinand and Peter Crouch were both critical of Donnarumma’s performance in Paris
Former Liverpool and England striker Peter Crouch remonstrated with Ferdinand’s criticism, stating: ‘Donnarumma he did really well there [with an earlier chance] because it was just one big long punt forward and he [Raphinha] went through.
‘But on the on the crosses he’s just all over the place. Got it totally wrong. And you know, there should have been a goal itself and he had another one just after that.
‘It was just a bit shaky on the crosses,’ he added.
Donnarumma’s struggles continued in the second half, with him helpless to stop Raphinha’s second strike, but allowing former Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen to have a free header on goal to win the game after refusing to come off his line at a corner.
