Rio Ferdinand 'flattened' by Leny Yoro stat he couldn't believe was true

Rio Ferdinand was left 'flattened' after hearing a Leny Yoro statistic from Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Fulham on Sunday.

Yoro played an inadvertent but key role in United's goal at Craven Cottage.

From a corner, the France defender connected with a glancing header that deflected off Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz and in the net for an own goal.

The Cottagers then felt they should have had a penalty late on when Yoro pushed over Calvin Bassey in the area, but referee Chris Kavanagh waved away the appeals.

Yoro has started both of United's opening Premier League fixtures, having been preferred to Harry Maguire by manager Ruben Amorim.

The centre-back was one of his side's top performers yesterday, but Amorim's side still couldn't come out on top and now have only one point from their first two matches.

It means that, staggeringly, Yoro hasn't started a match for United in which they have defeated a current Premier League side.

That statistic was relayed to Ferdinand by Stephen Howson on the latest episode of 'Rio Ferdinand Presents' - and the United legend couldn't believe what he was hearing.

He reacted: "Wow... wow. That is a mad stat. Ste... that's just flattened me.

"What am I hearing? I'm trying to have a good, positive moment here, trying to get some positivity.

"But that is testament - if I can find a positive angle on this - that is testament to his resilience, you know. You know how difficult it is to play football, not winning, but still putting out performances that are improving week in week out? That's a big thing that, you know."

How many games has Yoro won in the Premier League?

Yoro was on the winning side for United on four separate occasions last season.

They included victories over Manchester City and Fulham, where the 19-year-old came as on a late substitute in both games.

He started United's 3-1 win over Southampton but suffered a tough evening against Saints winger Kamaldeen Sulemana.

And he also played 90 minutes as Ruben Amorim's side defeated Ipswich 3-2.

Both of those starts for Yoro saw United emerge victorious over teams that would be comfortably relegated from the top flight.

The Red Devils take on newly-promoted Burnley at Old Trafford on Saturday in a fixture Yoro will surely be targeting to put the unwanted statistic to one side once and for all.