RIO FERDINAND has posted a touching anniversary tribute to his wife, but fans have been left in stitches by an Instagram gaffe he made in the process.

The former Manchester United legend is celebrating four years of marriage with his wife Kate.

Rio Ferdinand has posted a touching tribute to his wife Kate for their wedding anniversaryCredit: Instagram

But he made a shocking gaffe by accidentally cropping his own head out of one of the photosCredit: Instagram

And he took to his Instagram to share a series of snaps of the pair together with his 5.8m followers.

But unfortunately for Ferdinand, he had accidentally cropped his own head out of one of the pictures.

And his touching tribute was overshadowed by fans teasing the star about his ill-timed gaffe.

Many took to the comments section to joke with the TNT Sports presenter about his mistake.

One wrote: “Rio you’ve no head in the second photo.”

While a second added: “Nice cropping.”

Another fan commented: “Try the crop on that second pic again.”

And a fourth joked: “Look great in second picture pal.”

Ferdinand ended up explaining himself in the comments as well as he shifted the blame for the shocking blunder onto Instagram.

He wrote: “Dunno why insta cropped me out the 2nd pic man…the hat maybe!!!”

The couple have been in Paris to celebrate their four year anniversaryCredit: Instagram

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