Nawaf said:
Umm... aren't you all forgetting that Vieira isn't exactly a fan of him? :undecide:
Source:
Skysports
Vieira reveals United views
Patrick Vieira believes no-one will be able to catch Chelsea in the Premiership title race, whilst also revealing what he really thinks of several Manchester United players.
Former Arsenal skipper Vieira moved to Juventus in the summer but he is still keen for his former team-mates to wrestle the title from Chelsea's grasp.
However, he cannot see either The Gunners of Manchester United catching Jose Mourinho's mega-rich Chelsea side.
"On paper, the team is fantastic," Vieira said of Arsenal. "They have some of the best young talent in the UK.
"They have the best forwards and of course it's difficult to understand how come they aren't doing too well, maybe it's because Chelsea are doing too good.
"It is still the really early stages of the competition but I don't think either of them will catch Chelsea. Ten points is a lot but hopefully Arsenal can come back."
Vieira says that he was wanted by Sir Alex Ferguson but opted to stay at Highbury, and revealed he is still smarting from the infamous meeting between the two at Old Trafford where he was sent off after clash with Ruud van Nistelrooy.
"There was a lot of tension because we were unbeaten for a few games and going there and losing a game, of course we were unhappy.
"We felt we were robbed because it wasn't a penalty or a sending off. I didn't say we behaved the best because of course we were wrong to behave that way but I think everybody has to live with their own critics.
"Big clubs like Manchester always want the big players. I think every player wants to play at big clubs. Manchester was one of them interested but I was happy where I was."
Vieira still has mixed feelings about members of United's squad,
as he is a fan of Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney, but is not a fan of van Nistelrooy after the two clashed at Old Trafford.
"He's a fantastic player doing really well for Man U in his position. As a player I think he's fantastic but the other side of him, that I don't really like.
"That is my own opinion.
I have more respect for a player like Roy Keane, because he will face everything and confront you with something to say.
"I will have more respect for this kind of player than the other one.
"I think Rooney is one of the best talents in the country. He has the potential to be one of the best players in the future.
"When you have talent that does not mean that you can make a career. Making a career is the difference between people who have one, two or three years at international level and players who have 10 years at the top level.
"That is the great player Rooney has the potential to be. He could be one of the best England players ever but he will need to learn a lot."
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Hmm..i don't think he doesn't like keane.. :eyebrows: