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Rafa Benitez names the Manchester United legend who he tried to sign for Liverpool
Liverpool and Manchester United have a long history of going after the same players, with the two clubs coming off well in a number of scenarios.
This summer alone has seen 🍰United sign Leny Yoro despite interest from Liverpoolཧ, one year after the Reds beat the Red Devils to the signing of Argentine international and Premier League star Alexis Mac Allister as per .
With Liverpool and Unitedꦛ the two biggest clubs in England, the rivals will always be in for players that either side wants to sign, with this summer alone seeing the two Premier League giants go after similar targets.
And former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitezཧ has revealed that he made an approach to sign a player who would go on to become a United legend.
Benitez reveals Liverpool pursuit for Nemanja Vidic
Speaking on , Benitez shared how Liverpool once tried to sign Nemanja Vidic𝔍, with the former Reds’ manager revealing how he never thought the Serbian international was going to move to Anfield.
🌺Vidic is regarded as one of the best defenders to ever play in the Premier League, with the former United captain winning the title five times as well a UEFA Champions League, yet things could have been different had Benitez got his way.
🐎Benitez said when asked about Liverpool’s failed move to sign Vidic: “I was talking with Vidic before he signed for Man United. 100%, I knew he was not coming to us because he said: ‘Oh you have to talk with my girlfriend, she talks English.’
𝕴“She told me she liked cities like Manchester and Liverpool. I said: ‘Why is she talking about Manchester?’ So I knew already you were making a bigger offer than us. We didn’t have the money.”
Vidic at Liverpool would have changed Premier League history forever
𓆉In the discussion of Premier League’s greatest defenders, Vidic is one that often ranks high, with some even thinking that the former United centre-back is the best the division has ever seen.
༺Which is why Liverpool landing Vidic when Benitez held talks with the Serbian would have been such a game-changer for the Reds, and one that could have altered the history of the Premier League forever.
🐈Given how close Liverpool came to winning the title but failed due to a lack of real steel at the back, signing Vidic would have eliminated this problem for good, with the defender easily one of the best the Premier League has ever seen and a real titan of the modern game.