Manchester United icon Nemanja Vidic infamously struggled whenever he came up against Fernando Torres.
The Serbian made a horrendous error to gift the former Chelsea and Liverpool man a goal during a 4-1 win at Old Trafford during the 2008/09 campaign. He was then awarded a hat-trick of red cards against Liverpool as Torres and co. ran riot.
Manchester United icon Nemanja Vidic infamously struggled whenever he came up against Fernando Torres.
The Serbian made a horrendous error to gift the former Chelsea and Liverpool man a goal during a 4-1 win at Old Trafford during the 2008/09 campaign. He was then awarded a hat-trick of red cards against Liverpool as Torres and co. ran riot.
Despite that poor record, Vidic does not quite believe that Torres was his toughest opponent during his time in the Premier League. Speaking with former colleague Rio Ferdinand on the Vibe with Five Podcast, he said: “I think when you think about the hardest player, you think about the team whose competing against our time when we were challenging for titles and that was Chelsea.
“And definitely you would say Didier Drogba was one. He was really difficult to play, especially when you play at Stamford Bridge. Small-type pitch, everything is close to the box.
“He was so clever, strong. Sometimes he fake you know in the box he fell down, next time he goes strong, he played with his strength. Definitely he’s the one. I think at that time especially in the early days of my career at United, he was amazing.”
Whilst the Serbian hailed Ivorian hitman Drogba for his dominant outings during his time with Chelsea, he was also full of praise for a number of icons that used to represent United’s fierce rivals.