Manchester United hero Rio Ferdinand has claimed former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres was the only player he has seen consistently give longtime centre-back partner Nemanja Vidic a "hard time".
The pair were part of one of the most successful defences in Premier League history but the Serbian struggled up against Torres, getting sent off three times, and Ferdinand believes the Spaniard's style of play was simply a complete mismatch for Vidic.
Speaking to The Beautiful Game podcast, Ferdinand said: "First of all, it’s the best partnership ever in Premier League history. "Trust me.
Listen, strikers were playing out on the wings sometimes because they didn’t want to come up against us, it was mad! "There’s always going to be that one
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