6. If anything, he curbed his physicality when he came to the Premier League. Here’s a compilation of his more “aggressive” moments.
7. His no-nonsense approach inspired some “facts” about him to be shared around.Nemanja Vidic once ate a whole cake before his friends could tell him there was a stripper in it.
Nemanja Vidic does not sleep. He waits.
Nemanja Vidic crossed the road. Nobody has ever dared question his motives.
Nemanja Vidic once turned up for training late – Fergie fined the rest of the team for being early.
8. “Vidic pities you too much to notice being sent off.”
9. He wasn’t just an enforcer; at his peak for Man United he was a genuine world class centre-back.
10. He’s also deceptively good technically. Here’s a belter of a half-volley vs Aston Villa