{"id":313950,"date":"2025-12-13T13:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T13:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/313950\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T13:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T13:52:14","slug":"nemanja-vidic-knows-exactly-what-ruben-amorims-target-is-and-makes-prediction-around-man-utds-signings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/313950\/","title":{"rendered":"Nemanja Vidic knows exactly what Ruben Amorim&#8217;s &#8216;target&#8217; is and makes prediction around Man Utd&#8217;s signings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nemanja Vidic dropped his verdict on the current state of Manchester United under Ruben Amorim after the opening months of the 2025-26 Premier League season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> overcame a tough start to the current campaign and the Red Devils have now entered the Premier League top-four picture in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>          Can you name this former Manchester United player?\ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Every fan will know him\u2026\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UIF-Talking-Points-creative-templates-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"UIF mystery player\" class=\"wp-image-316083\" \/>     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have lost only once in their last five Premier League matches and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-win-4-1-vs-wolves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United returned to winning ways against Wolves<\/a> at the Molineux on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> has been forced to weather a storm of criticism in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United managerial<\/a> reign since his arrival from Sporting CP during the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old Portuguese head coach has experienced the highs and lows at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Old Trafford<\/a> so far since he replaced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/erik-ten-hag\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erik ten Hag<\/a> in the Red Devils\u2019 dugout in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/main-problem-paul-mersons-man-utd-vs-bournemouth-prediction-includes-praise-for-outstanding-performer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Main problem\u2019\u2026 Paul Merson\u2019s Man Utd vs Bournemouth prediction includes praise for \u2018outstanding\u2019 performer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-517037394-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester United legend Nemanja Vidic attends the International Champions Cup China press briefing in 2016 in Beijing, China.\" class=\"wp-image-183983\" \/>Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images\/Visual China Group via Getty ImagesWhat Nemanja Vidic thinks is Ruben Amorim\u2019s major Man Utd target for the 2025-26 Premier League campaign<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/man-utd-player-ratings-vs-wolves-two-players-get-8-10-as-matheus-cunha-returned-to-molineux\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Following Manchester United\u2019s 4-1 thumping of Wolves<\/a> earlier this week, the Red Devils won\u2019t return to Premier League action until this Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils will host Bournemouth in the Premier League at Old Trafford, with United\u2019s match slated for an 8pm kick-off time in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-F0TR62kt9k?si=ANbe3M6PXmocPxca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CBS Sports Golazo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/nemanja-vidic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nemanja Vidic<\/a> was asked for his feelings on United\u2019s struggles in the post-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/sir-alex-ferguson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sir Alex Ferguson<\/a> era and the club\u2019s form in recent times.<\/p>\n<p> This is what Iraola said in July \u2013 what would he say about Manchester United 5 months on?\ud83d\udc40 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UIF-3-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Andoni Iraola quote\" class=\"wp-image-315856\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/legends\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United legend<\/a> believes that Ruben Amorim will know that the most important thing is for the Red Devils to secure European football for next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be fair, when you [are] speaking about my time recently, we [were] always competing [and] won the big trophies, playing Champions League finals, three times, five league titles,\u201d Vidic said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it\u2019s [a] very successful era. But if you look at the Man United [sides] in the last few years, we are [a] bit struggling to compete on a big level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, this season I think his target is to play European football and move from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/marcus-rashford-thinks-barcelona-are-majorly-different-from-man-utd-for-one-reason-its-a-club-that\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marcus Rashford thinks Barcelona are majorly different from Man Utd for one reason, \u2018it\u2019s a club that\u2026\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nemanja Vidic on the signings that Man Utd have made for Ruben Amorim for the 2025-26 Premier League season<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ineos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ineos<\/a> opened up United\u2019s cash-strapped war chest and the <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/sir-jim-ratcliffe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sir Jim Ratcliffe<\/a>-backed regime splashed out on several new signings back in the summer for Amorim.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/bryan-mbeumo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Mbeumo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/senne-lammens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senne Lammens<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/benjamin-sesko\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Sesko<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/diego-leon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diego Leon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/matheus-cunha\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matheus Cunha<\/a> all arrived at Old Trafford as part of the first major overhaul of United\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p>          How many wins will Man Utd manage from the next five fixtures? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">How many total points will we get? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fixtures-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Fixtures Dec 11\" class=\"wp-image-315827\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Vidic, who enjoyed incredible success under Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, has said that United\u2019s recent signings are the first catalyst for major change at the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, the signings we have this season, I hope that they\u2019re going to settle fast and they\u2019re going to be the players that they\u2019re going to take us to the better days because we need players to be consistent,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have won two of their last five Premier League matches and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-lose-1-0-to-everton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United\u2019s last defeat came against 10-man Everton<\/a> at Old Trafford in November.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nemanja Vidic dropped his verdict on the current state of Manchester United under Ruben Amorim after the opening&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,124784,221,451,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-313950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nemanja-vidic","10":"tag-premier-league","11":"tag-ruben-amorim","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}