Rio Ferdinand makes his Manchester United debut
Rio Ferdinand arrives in Bournemouth ahead of his Manchester United debut in Mel Machin's testimonial
Rio Ferdinand will not start the game but the world's most expensive defender will feature in the second-half
Ferdinand finally makes it onto the pitch in the 73rd minute of the match and is greeted with a huge cheer
Ferdinand immediately displays the leadership and organisation skills that persuaded Alex Ferguson to buy him
Ferdinand shows off the exquisite ball skills expected from the world's most expensive defender
Saturday, 27 July, 2002, 17:12 GMT 18:12 UK 
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