‘Studs down your calf, knee in your back, he was horrible!’ – Why Manchester United legend Nemanja Vidic was t

Manchester United legend Nemanja Vidic was a proper centre-back and the toughest defender in the Premier League at his peak, according to talkSPORT pundit Darren Bent. And that’s apparently because the big Serbian and five-time league champion often left his mark on his opponents, quite literally. But, at least he apologised for it… Getty Images Nemanja Vidic captained Manchester United for three years and won five Premier League titles at Old Trafford Former striker Bent looked back on the toughest opponents he faced in his career on the talkSPORT Breakfast, after Lionel Messi was given a stark warning NOT to play in England. The Argentine Maestro has been linked with a shock move to Manchester City, following reports he wants to leave Barcelona after their embarrassing Champions League exit. However, Juventus star Gonzalo Higuain basically told Messi not to go, telling the Spanish press about the toughness of the Premier League, where defenders ‘kick the st out of you’. And a piece headlined ‘the foul English’, Higuain told Marca: “England? Over there defenders kick the st out of you and nothing gets given. “They’re built like wardrobes and they hit you. I suffered a lot in the English league. I did not manage to adapt in six months.” getty Higuain spent six months on loan at Chelsea last season, but only managed five goals in 18 appearances This got Bent thinking about the hardest and nastiest defenders he came up against during his career in the English top flight. And asked about his toughest opponent, he quickly said: “Vidic! “Straight away, no hesitation – Vidic.” And the former Tottenham, Sunderland and Aston Villa star explained just why the Serbian was so ‘horrible’ to face as a striker. “He really was horrible, and solid. Absolutely solid. “Studs about two inches long, right down the back of your Achilles and your calf… getty Bent had his fair share of encounters with Vidic… so here’s some pictures of him getting absolutely clattered by the Man United legend! getty OOOOH! getty OUCH! “You know what’s funny, every time he’d hit you with a knee in your back, or he’d rake down your calf, he’d then be like: ‘Ahh, sorry Benty, sorry!’ “That after he’d done it about four times! “He was so good, though. He could play. He and Rio Ferdinand had a really good partnership. “But as far as being horrible and really aggressive – Vidic was the hardest I played against.” Listen to what Bent had to say about the Man United legend in full above!,
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