Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has overseen five wins from five since replacing Jose Mourinho last month.
Cardiff, Huddersfield, Bournemouth, Newcastle and Reading have all been dispatched so far, leading to calls for Solskjaer to be given the job on a permanent basis.
For now, Manchester United’s dream long-term Mourinho replacement is Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino – who will go up against Solskjaer in their Premier League clash on Sunday.
And Ferdinand, who shared a dressing room with the Red Devils boss during his playing days, believes his former team-mate is ‘on a mission to give Woodward a headache’.
“It as though Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has got through the rehearsals without a hitch and now we’ve reached the big day,” he told The Sun.
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“Spurs away is where the critics will really be judging whether he is cut out to be Man United boss.
“There aren’t many tougher games on the fixture list but I don’t think he’ll be worried about it — my old United team-mate is on a mission to give chief Ed Woodward a headache.
“He’s playing this for keeps, this is dreamland for him.
“He wants the United job and a victory over the manager who United have put at the top of their list, Mauricio Pochettino, will do him no harm.”
Ferdinand believes Solskjaer has excelled at lifting the mood at United, with players previously suffering under Mourinho.
“When they first announced Ole was coming in to replace Jose Mourinho, I was surprised,” Ferdinand said.
“But, after a couple of days, I realised it made sense.
“It would’ve been impossible to get Pochettino at this stage of the season and it was hard to see who else they could go for.
“Ole made a great move in bringing back Mike Phelan. He should never have been let go in the first place.
“He was very important as a coach during Sir Alex Ferguson’s days when I was playing there and Ole knew it. Mike is a fantastic football man.
“Ole has restored confidence and it seems like an enjoyable place to play again.
“Players have found an extra yard and have a renewed spring in their step.
“Paul Pogba is getting back to the world-class player we were told he was.
“We can see at last why the club gambled on signing Anthony Martial, we know why Marcus Rashford at the age of 21 is one of the most exciting youngsters around and that Jesse Lingard, one of the few who thrived under Mourinho, will be a key player.
“They now have the freedom to express themselves as they want to.”