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Vidic unhappy with Rooney comments

ESPN staff
October 21, 2010
Nemanja Vidic feels Manchester United need to pull together © Getty Images
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Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has hit out at Wayne Rooney for his recent comments that have been critical of the players and the club.

Rooney has made it clear that he wants to head for pastures new and in a statement on Wednesday, claimed: "[David Gill] did not give me any of the assurances I was seeking about the future squad. I asked for assurances about the continued ability of the club to attract the top players in the world. For me it's all about winning trophies - as the club has always done under Sir Alex. Because of that I think the questions I was asking were justified."

It has been inferred that Rooney feels the current crop of players at Old Trafford are not up to scratch and his statement has irked the likes of Vidic and France international Patrice Evra.

"Rooney is going around and talking about the bad playing, or something happening around the club with the Glazers, it is not good for the players and not good for the team," Vidic told Sky Sports following the 1-0 win over Bursaspor.

Evra has insisted he has the utmost faith in the players around him. He said: "If one player does not trust the other players, that player should not play. I am not like that as I trust everyone and I know we can win."

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