Nemanja Vidic has opened up on a failed transfer to Liverpool before signing for their arch rivals Manchester United in 2006 when Rafa Benitez decided not to phone the Serbian back.
Vidic spent eight years at Old Trafford between 2006 and 2014; winning five Premier League titles in addition to three League Cup medals and the Champions League in 2008. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest centre-backs to have played in England during the Premier League era.
However, the 41-year-old did not always have things his own way against Liverpool and it appears as though the Reds passed up their own opportunity to sign him. Vidic arrived Old Trafford mid-season from Russian side Spartak Moscow - for €10.5m - only weeks after chatting to Benitez over the telephone. Well, almost.
