Man United legend Vidic voted Greatest Premier League CB ahead of Ferdinand, Van Dijk

Few players have had an impact as Virgil van Dijk has had since he joined Anfield in January 2018. Liverpool have become Premier League, European and world champions since Dutch international signed for m, shoring up ir leaky defence to make it one of finest in Premier League. Van Dijk's performances have seen him being included in conversation of greatest Premier League defenders of all time, meaning comparisons with Man United duo Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic are constant along with Chelsea legend John Terry.

While 29-year-old has a lot of supporters in this classic debate, it's Nemanja Vidic who has come out on top in a poll. 

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Vidic greatest Premier League defender: Man United legend beats fellow teammate Ferdinand, Van Dijk and John Terry 

Premier League's greatest defender debate popped up again after Danny Murphy claimed on Match of Day 2 that Virgil van Dijk was best defender he'd ever seen in Premier League. While Liverpool fans certainly agree with assessment, rival fans pointed out that likes of John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic all had a splendid career at top level in England. debate has particularly heated up around Vidic and Van Dijk, and a 2019 Sky Sports poll had crowned Man United legend winner over Liverpool ace. 

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In first round of poll, Man City captain Vincent Kompany faced off against Jaap Stam, while Van Dijk faced off against former Arsenal skipper Tony Adams. Nemanja Vidic and John Terry squared off in what was a mightily close battle, while Ferdinand was placed head to head with Sol Campbell. Defenders from London were treated with disdain as Vincent Kompany and Virgil van Dijk won ir respective games to set up a semi-final clash, while Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic faced off in or poll. 

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Van Dijk comfortably toppled Vincent Kompany in poll, with Man City legend himself having favoured Liverpool colossus in this debate. Vidic set up a summit clash with Dutch international after defeating his former partner in crime. Man United legend won poll comfortably and was subsequently crowned as greatest Premier League defender by fans.

As numbers go by, Vidic's sample size is slightly bigger as he has featured in 211 Premier League games for Red Devils, compared to 162 Virgil van Dijk has played for Southampton and Liverpool.

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former Serbian international's tackles (2), clearances (11.7) and goals conceded (0.72) per 90 minutes fare much better than Liverpool ace (1.2, 5.8 and 0.96 respectively). Man United legend has 34 more clean sheets compared to Dutch international, but former Southampton star is comfortably on top in passes per game (68 to Vidic's 47) and is more dominant in air with more headers per 90 minutes (6.6 to 4.8) and a higher percent of his aerials won than Nemanja Vidic (74.4 per cent to 73.5 per cent).

While Man United ace has won this head-to-head battle for w, van Dijk still has a lot of time to furr stress his case, and could well be considered greatest after end of his career. 

(Im Courtesy: Man United Twitter, Virgil van Dijk Instagram)