Man United youngsters Rashford, Martial and Lingard impressing Vidic
Nemanja Vidic believes that a "new era" could be starting at Manchester United due to the number of talented, young players emerging.
Former United captain Vidic, who was in the Champions League winning side of 2008, has been impressed by the likes of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard.
Rashford, 18, and Lingard, 23, were both products of United's youth system, while Martial, 20, has shone despite the burden of his reported £36 million price tag when he joined from Monaco.
The Serbian told MUTV: "United are going through a transition, but we hope there are good signs with the young players who have come through the academy. It could be the start of a new era for Manchester United.
"We see Jesse Lingard, Martial, Rashford -- they're players with ability, energy, speed and determination to work hard and that's what Manchester United has always been about in recent years."
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United
3:00 PM UTC
The former centre-back also reflected on his own career, saying that injuries were a factor in why he left United after eight years there and joined Inter Milan in 2014.
He finished his career at the Serie A club by retiring in January, at the age of 34, and now has sights set on becoming a manager.
Discussing his retirement, Vidic said: "It wasn't like it just came to me and I said I didn't want to play football any more. It was down to a lot of injuries I had in recent years. That's one of the reasons I left United because I felt I could no longer perform at the level I wanted to perform at in the league I played in for so many years.
"It was a difficult decision in terms of knowing I'd played football all my life and I'm still only 34, but I knew my back couldn't handle it.
"I would like to be a manager. That's what I started preparing myself for, a few years back. I would like to learn and visit some good managers and coaches and make the best of that for the next couple of years and, after that, try to find a club and start my new career."
Arindam is ESPN FC's Manchester United correspondent. Follow him @ARejSport
Comments
Use a Facebook account to add a comment, subject to Facebook's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your Facebook name, photo & other personal information you make public on Facebook will appear with your comment, and may be used on ESPN's media platforms. Learn more.