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Man Utd legend Robson: If I had been treated like Rio I would be on phone to Capello

Manchester United legend Bryan Robson believes Chelsea's John Terry is the right England captain.

Robson insists it was the wrong decision to strip John Terry of the England armband.

The Chelsea skipper was controversially re-instated by Fabio Capello for the Euro qualifier against Wales.

And Robson said: "The England captaincy has been carried away a little bit.

"I said at the time, it was the wrong decision to take it away from John Terry. It was something away from football.

"He was captain of his country for playing football. That was his private life.

"I can see Rio Ferdinand being disappointed, the same as Steven Gerrard. The way he has captained Liverpool, he has every right to be an England captain.

"I am just glad it didn't happen in my time.

"I would have been on the phone to the manager asking what is going on about me being dropped as captain."

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