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Nemanja Vidic made a successful return on his first start in
2010 for United, turning in a commanding defensive display in the 3-0
win over West Ham.
The Serbian has been troubled by a
nerve problem in his right leg, and hadn’t played since the win over
Wigan at the end of December. But his towering performance on Tuesday
was a welcome sight.
“It’s nice to be back,” he told MUTV.
“I enjoyed playing again. It’s a long time since I last played, but I
am happy first of all that we won the game, and also that I feel OK in
terms of the injury. I feel well and that’s very important for me. I
didn’t feel any reaction today. So I am very happy.
“When I
finished last season, I thought this season would be even better, but
I’ve had the injury and this year has been very frustrating. I missed
pre-season and two months recently. I hope the injury is in the past
and I’m looking forward to the next games.”
United were defensively sound with Vidic marshalling the back four, and the 28-year-old was pleased with the team’s clean sheet.
“It
was 3-0 but we could maybe have scored more,” he added. “We played some
good football. In the beginning it wasn’t an easy game.
two forwards and tried to score. They had some good chances, but we dealt with that and deserved the three points.”
The
win puts United a point behind league leaders Chelsea, who play their
game in hand against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
They could reclaim a four-point lead, but Vidic isn’t worried by the
Blues’ advantage.
“We believe we can win the title,” he said.
“Confidence is a big word, but we believe we can do it. They could be
four points in front of us [with their game in hand] but they have to
come to our ground [in April]. We can do it, especially with some big
players back from injury. I think we will be good for the rest of the
season.”
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