Man Utd veteran Matic backing Vidic for top Serbian football post | OneFootball

Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic wants to see Nemanja Vidic handed a significant role within Serbian football.

Matic is eager to see a change at the top of the Serbian FA and has urged president Aleksandar Vucic to lend support to former United captain Vidic if he decided to take the job.

“Vidic at the helm of the Serbian Football Association (FSS) is the route to saving the country's soccer," Matic said in an open letter to the public circulated by Serbian media.

“I am not asking for anyone to lose their job, but I am asking for Vidic to be put in charge because I am completely convinced he will do everything in his power for the benefit of Serbia's football.

“He needs the government's support too because football is important to us.

“We all know that president Aleksandar Vucic is a big sports fan, hence I am inviting him to help persuade Vidic to take on the massive job of getting our football back on its feet."