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Man Utd defender Ferdinand gives Villa signing Bent his thumbs up

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has given his thumbs up to Darren Bent's move to Aston Villa.

The England striker left Sunderland last week for £24 million.

Ferdinand tweeted: "Morning. @DB11TT has gone to Villa for 24m. Big money but he scores goals consistently+has done for a few yrs. Good luck bro."

He added: "Only Rooney + Drogba have scored more goals than @DB11TT in the PL over the last few yrs....#fact.

"Over the last 5 yrs Bent is 3rd in the goal charts in PL. Drogba + Rooney are above him."

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