RIO FERDINAND has been given a double rocket by England boss Fabio Capello over his defensive nightmare in Saturday's defeat against Ukraine.
The Manchester United star was grilled TWICE by Capello after his early blunder led to keeper Robert Green being sent off for conceding a penalty.
Yet Ferdinand will still keep his place for tonight's final World Cup qualifier with Belarus at Wembley.
Capello said: "I spoke with Rio on Monday and I spoke with him again. I asked him what happened against Ukraine and I spoke with him about the moment when we conceded the penalty.
"And I'll make him watch the DVD of the game again to understand what happened and I will see the mistakes we made."
Ferdinand's Ukrainian blunder condemned England to a 1-0 defeat and was the latest in a series of high-profile errors by the defender this season.
He was also at fault for Dirk Kuyt's goal during England's 2-2 draw in Holland and again when Craig Bellamy scored in last month's Manchester derby.
Capello insisted: "I only spoke with Rio about Saturday's game, not the one in Holland or any other.
"But I was not tempted to leave him out against Belarus. He is fit and will be in the starting XI because he is one of the best defenders in England.
"He is a really good man, a big man, an important player for England and for United."
