At Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham resembles “the big kid in the playground,” according to Rio Ferdinand.

Bellingham was absolutely phenomenal in the number eight position. His influence was magnificent

During Madrid’s Super Cup victory, England’s top midfield player finally got to play beside Mbappe.

Jude Bellingham “looked like the big kid in the playground” during Real Madrid’s 2-0 victory over Atalanta in the Uefa Super Cup, according to Manchester United icon Rio Ferdinand.

Federico Valverde and rookie Kylian Mbappe’s goals put an end to whatever dreams the Italian team had of pulling off an upset at the National Stadium in Warsaw.

For the first time, Madrid supporters witnessed Bellingham, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., and Rodrygo form what is perhaps the best attacking quartet in the world.

While fans celebrated Mbappe’s debut goal, Bellingham was the one that Ferdinand believed was the star of the show, taking advantage of the space that his new teammate had created.

“Every Real Madrid supporter wanted Mbappe to score,” Ferdinand said on TNT Sports. “This team has gained the addition of possibly the greatest player in the world.

“There is a hunger since they are so young. Gamers who are ravenous are being added. No matter how fantastic he has been, Mbappe needs to show himself now since he hasn’t performed well enough here. Many of these athletes have a great deal of work ahead of them.

At number eight, Bellingham was simply outstanding. He had a tremendous impact. It doesn’t look good for everyone else that they appear to be a team of friends. Teams will have to cover twice as much ground on Mbappe and Vinicius Jr., giving Bellingham additional room. He appeared to be the older student on the playground today.”