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Manchester City defender Ruben Dias admits watching United duo Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic was his 'dream weekend' as a kid... but Portuguese centre back insists he 'cannot replace Vincent Kompany given all he has done for the club'

Manchester City centre back Ruben Dias says learning from United duo Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic in action was his 'dream weekend' watching the Premier League as a kid in Lisbon.

Portuguese defender Dias has been an integral part of Manchester City's incredible winning run, which they stretched to 21 games following a 4-1 win against Wolves on Tuesday night.

The 23-year-old was signed from Benfica last summer and has looked assured in central defence, predominantly alongside John Stones, and Dias listed the United pair and John Terry as defenders he looked up to when he was younger.