by James Tuck
Vidic is impressed by the way Javier Hernandez has adapted to life at United, while Paul Scholes has likened Chicharito's clinical finishing to former team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (now United's Reserves coach).
Hernandez scored on his competitive debut in Sunday’s Community Shield win over Chelsea, having already hit two goals for the Reds in pre-season.
"He looks sharp," Vidic told MUTV. "He likes the ball played in behind the defence, he has pace and has scored already, which will be great for his confidence. He seems like he's enjoying himself, he speaks English well and that’s helped him to settle more quickly. It's like he's been here for three years!"
And when Scholes is almost effusive with his praise, you know the recipient must be worthy of it. "He looks like an out-and-out goalscorer," says Scholes. "That’s not to say he can’t play outside the box as well, because when the ball comes up to him his touch is good as well. But he's a threat in behind defenders, and hopefully he’ll score a lot of goals this year.
"People say he's like Ole, and I thought that the first time I saw him in training. We did a finishing session and everything was in the bottom corner. He scores whenever he gets a chance.
He comes on and looks lively. He’s adapted to the pace of the game already. He's capable of scoring goals and if he’s anything like Ole, we’ll take that."
Vidic, who was captain for the day at Wembley, was also pleased to see Dimitar Berbatov get on the scoresheet with an exquisite chip in stoppage-time. "Everything Dimi does on the pitch is brilliant, but for him it's important to score goals too," the Serbian said. "I hope he gets a few this year to help us win trophies."
Vida’s happy to have ended speculation about his future by agreeing a new long-term deal at the end of last month. "I'm happy everyone is behind me," he added. "In my head I was clear, but now all the talk off the pitch will stop and that's helpful for me and the fans."
For those who need a reminder of Ole's famous finishing skills, here is a video of his championship-winning goal in the 1999 Champions League (Sheringham's goal is first, then Ole's).
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