Rio Ferdinand names the one striker who could 'hurt' Nemanja Vidic

Rio Ferdinand has named the one striker who was able to 'hurt' Nemanja Vidic during his time at Manchester United.

The legendary United centreback made 300 appearances for the club during his spell at Old Trafford and has often been heralded as one of Sir Alex Ferguson 's greatest signings.

Alongside Ferdinand, Vidic managed to win the Premier League title five times, the Champions League, the Club World Cup and three League Cups.

But according to his former centreback partner, there was one striker which had the capabilities to cause the Serbian problems.

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 player in your career who's difficult. He might not be the best player on the planet, but his style is made to hurt your style. And [Fernando] Torres might have just been that for Nemanja.

"He's someone he found difficult to play against. And he's probably the only player I've seen consistently give Vida a hard time, and he got sent off in a couple of the games didn't he, early on in the games.

"But listen, Torres was a great player and when he was in his pomp when he was at Liverpool, he was one of the best strikers about. He was a devastating striker. But with me one-v-one, he didn't cause me any problems if I'm honest."

Despite being able to handle the Spaniard, Ferdinand did admit that a Bolton Wanderers legend used to cause him trouble.

"One of my hardest strikers to play against when people ask me - other than the ones that are obvious, like [Cristiano] Ronaldo and