10 Players Who Rejected Liverpool

The man who wakes up in a cold sweat after nightmares about marking Fernando Torres was also one the best defenders in the Premier League at his peak. During his time at Old Trafford he won the league title five times and became a Champions League winner with United too.

Prior to all that though, he could have been pulling on the red of Liverpool rather than Manchester. Reds manager Rafael Benitez tried to convince him several times to sign, but the Serb was worried about moving to England and Rafa couldn't close the deal.

Step forward, Sir Alex Ferguson, who contacted Vidic during his negotiations with Liverpool, taking little time persuading the Serb defender that the Premier League was the right place for him, but only as a Manchester United player.

Before you can say Fergie time, Liverpool's deal had been usurped by United and they signed him from Spartak Moscow, the whole move done and dusted in just two days!