Fergie welcomes Vidic back into the fold

Sir Alex Ferguson will welcome Nemanja Vidic back into the starting line up today, after the Serbian recovered from a virus.

The return of the centre half is a timely boost for the Manchester United manager whose defensive options have been severely limited of late.

Vidic is likely to partner Michael Carrick in the centre of defence, and while it’s not an ideal partnership, Vidic will give United a much needed aerial presence.

Aston Villa are likely to field either one of John Carew or Emile Heskey, so Vidic’s presence in the line up could prove vital if Martin O’Neill sets his team up to play long balls.

“Nemanja is particularly important against Villa because they do cross the ball a lot,” Ferguson told Sky Sports.

“If they were to play Heskey and Carew up front you would have a formidable task trying to deal with them because they are such big lads.

“Vidic is the one player who can cope with that and we are delighted he is back.”

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