Arsenal hero Keown: Torres threat dominating mind of Man Utd’s Vidic
Arsenal legend Martin Keown believes Liverpool ace Fernando Torres has a psychological edge on Manchester United's defenders Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.
Torres faces United tomorrow at lunchtime at Old Trafford.
Keown told the Daily Mail: "United’s defensive pairing of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand clearly have the ability to deal with him, but something is not quite right with their technical and psychological approach when they line up against the striker.
"Back in October at Anfield, Torres out-paced and out-muscled Ferdinand to score Liverpool’s opener in a 2-0 win. At Old Trafford last season it was Vidic who paid the price for letting the ball bounce over his shoulder when Torres nipped in and raced away to equalise in Liverpool’s 4-1 demolition.
"Dealing with Torres is the collective responsibility of the back four. But it is Vidic’s performances that have suffered most in these head-to-head duels - he has been sent off in his last three meetings with Liverpool.
"He has allowed the threat of Torres to mushroom in his head and he cannot afford to allow this to happen again."
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| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Feb 11th | |||
| Manchester United | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | 12:45 |
| Everton | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | 15:00 |
| Swansea City | Norwich City | 2 - 3 | 15:00 |
| Aston Villa | Manchester City | - | 15:00 |
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| Bolton Wanderers | Wigan Athletic | 1 - 2 | 15:00 |
| Sunderland | Arsenal | 1 - 2 | 15:00 |
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| Manchester United | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 58 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 53 |
| Arsenal | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 43 |
| Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| Newcastle United | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Liverpool | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| Norwich City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 35 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| Everton | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 33 |
| Swansea City | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 30 |
| Fulham | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 30 |
| Stoke City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 30 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| Aston Villa | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 28 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 21 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 21 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 21 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -22 | 20 |
| Wigan Athletic | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -27 | 19 |
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Comments (20)
Arsenal will nick title due to ManU losing this game, Ragnar, Say goodbye and the rest why the sudden silence. Empty vessels make the most noise abd you all have proved that theory right. Got filled by the result, therefore unable to make any more noise. Amazing that the superiority dominance of United got other camps of supporters to joint forces. Will never understand how Arsenal supporters can rally Liverpool and vice versa. United fans will NERVER BE THAT CHEAP and DISTASTEFUL in our ACTIONS. Maybe investing more time in your own club rather than insulting others, will enable your clubs to excel.
Coz, he stayed longer dan Torres @ liverpool. Wat a shame to compared a defender wit classical attacker lyk Torres???
It's common public knowledge Vidic and Rio turn to shit the moment they are one on one with the superb Torres. Looking forward to a very smelly display by the scum(ManUre..who else)
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