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Rio & Rooney's Wild US Road Trip: Off-Road Terror & Laughs
Jul 25 2025 08:38 · By Etienne Fermie/Etienne Fermie · 9 Reads
RIO FERDINAND screamed at Wayne Rooney's driving as the Manchester United legends reunited in the United States.
The Red Devils' current crop have jetted across the pond for pre-season games against West Ham , Bournemouth and Everton .
4 Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney went on a US road trip Credit: INEOS GRENADIER
4 Ferdinand, 46, looked terrified at Rooney's off-road driving Credit: INEOS GRENADIER
To mark the occasion, United sent club legends Ferdinand and Rooney on a US road trip, captured on camera for Ineos Grenadier's YouTube channel .
The idea was inspired by Rooney's infamous April 2011 tweet, in which he wrote, without directly addressing Ferdinand: "Hi rio do u want picking up in the morning pal."
For the road trip, it was actually Ferdinand that picked up Rooney in Manchester, Michigan - with the pair making a 250-mile trip to Chicago.
During the adventure, the pair stopped off for an off-road driving experience.
The duo appeared to have a brilliant time, although Ferdinand looked terrified at one point.
The former centre-back, 46, went first, laughing as Rooney said "Easy, easy" while sitting in the passenger seat.
Ferdinand then asked "Do you want a go?" - to which Rooney replied: "I thought you'd never ask me."
Worried about his pal's driving, Ferdinand said: "This is where it gets a bit sticky for me."
4 Rooney loved the off road driving experience Credit: INEOS GRENADIER
As Rooney tore through the rough terrain, his former team-mate screamed and bellowed: "Aghh, Wazza! Woah, Jesus!"
Laughing, Ferdinand added: "You ain't well man, oh mate."
Giggling, Rooney said: "It's sick that, you know."
To which Ferdinand replied: "My hands are sweating. I ain't doing that."
Ferdinand quit his role on TNT Sports after last season's Champions League final in order to focus on his own content.
Rooney, meanwhile, has landed a position potentially worth £800,000 to work as a pundit on Match of the Day - having not managed since being sacked by Plymouth Argyle on New Year's Eve.
Manchester United began their pre-season schedule with a 0-0 draw against Leeds in Stockholm last weekend.
Ruben Amorim 's side will next be in action on Saturday night as they take on West Ham at MetLife Stadium.
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