Gabriel Agbonlahor takes aim at Man Utd legend and says "he wasn't all that!"
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Gabby Agbonlahor has claimed that Nemanja Vidic "wasn't all that" in a damning assessment of the Manchester United great.
The Serbian signed as an unknown quantity in 2007 from Spartak Moscow, is regarded as one of the Premier League's finest centre-halves. He helped United win a hat-trick of league titles following his arrival - later winning another two - and also added the Champions League in 2008.
Agbonlahor though has ranked a number of players ahead of Vidic and appeared to pour water on the idea that he was an elite defender. He named Rio Ferdinand, Vidic's centre-half partner, as among the best central defensive partnerships possible with John Terry as his other pick.
He told talkSPORT: "Vidic wasn't all that! Van Dijk is better than Vidic. 100%. (Virgil) Van Dijk & (Vincent) Kompany over Vidic. JT (John Terry) and Rio (Ferdinand) are the best."
Vidic was part of a United backline that once went 14 games without conceding to set a club record. Ferdinand was also part of that defensive unit and has previously heaped praise on his sidekick.
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He said: "He became a defender that was feared. He could fight with the most physical, he crunched into tackles, and he attacked the ball better than anyone I have ever seen. But, as he will tell you with a smile, he could also play with the ball too, which made him complete and a great defender."
Vidic proved to be one of Ferguson's best buys, signing him for a bargain £7million. The defender has confessed he was convinced to join the club after they wowed him and even signed for less money than he was on whilst playing in Russia.
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He previously told Ferdinand’s Vibe With Five podcast: “Then we went to the hotel, everything was great. The next day, I had negotiations about everything that was happening with my future. Then he would take us to the airport and, again, put in the bags and take us to the airport.
"[He said] 'Okay, see you in 10 days.' Because at the time, I had to take the visa and all this stuff. When I was on the aeroplane, I was looking through the window and I said: 'Wow, man. I’m going to play for Man United.' I was thinking about Fergie taking the bags. At that moment, I was thinking: 'Wow, I signed for less money than I had at Spartak Moscow for Man United! I said: 'Never mind, I'm playing for Man United!'"
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