There Is No Row With Sir Alex Ferguson, I Am Just Injured - Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic

Serb playing rift rumours cool...

Nemanja Vidic, Serbia (Getty Images)
Manchester United centre-back Nemanja Vidic has denied reports claiming that there is a rift between him and manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Serb has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid in recent weeks and Goal.com UK exclusively revealed on Tuesday that the defender was set for showdown talks with his agent regarding his Old Trafford future.

Vidic pulled out of United's FA Cup defeat to Leeds United on Sunday during the pre-match warm-up. When quizzed as to the reasons why, Ferguson had responded in The Daily Mail: "I couldn't tell you. I couldn't tell you at all."

Vidic, however, has insisted that his relationship with his manager is good. He also claimed that he is not unhappy at United, he is just carrying an injury.

"Everything surprised me a lot," he told Sportski zurnal.

"Ferguson said that he didn't talk with the club doctor, but he didn't say that he doesn't believe in my injuries and that we are in a fight.

"Everybody in the club knows that I have a marvellous understanding with my coach Ferguson.

"Moreover, I'm not unhappy at Old Trafford. I'm just injured and that is the end of the story."

As for the length of his likely lay-off, Vidic expected to be out for around a week and a half.

"I hope that I will be able to play as soon as possible," he said.

"The doctors told me that I will not be able to play for the next seven or ten days so I don't think that I will play against Birmingham City."

Zack Wilson, Goal.com UK

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