The United manager is laying the groundwork for Serbian defender Vidic to leave next summer by routinely monitoring the form of Palermo defender Simon Kjaer.
The Danish centre-half has a release clause in his contract with the Italians worth £10million and is being primed for a move to Old Trafford.
Bollocks.
The United boss is concerned because the volatile Vidic is becoming increasingly irritable, taking out his frustrations in training-ground tackles on junior players.
Federico Macheda and Danny Welbeck have been on the end of some crude challenges recently, part of an ongoing problem with Vidic identified in training.
Bollocks. Ashton's obviously been there to see them.
I thought Vidic was pretty much back to his old self yesterday. Won everything aerially, no stupid challenges, sharing jokes in the tunnel and after the match
And then that line about Fabio and Rafael. Utter shite.