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VIDIC IS BEST
Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has performed like the best defender in the world according to Ferguson. Last month, he produced the best defensive performance of the season at Tottenham to earn Sir Alex Ferguson's side a goalless draw despite being down to 10 men following Rafael Da Silva's dismissal for two yellow cards. Nemanja Vidic responded to the call, made sure his team-mate's error was not punished to maximum effect and that United still kept a clean sheet.
Here, moments after Aston Villa had dragged themselves back into the game through Darren Bent's strike, Vidic curled home a beauty that Red Devils strikers Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov – over £50 million worth of striking talent – would have been proud of. With four league goals so far this season, Vidic's return at the top end of the pitch has matched that of Rooney, his £250,000-a-week colleague.Vidic, 29, was appointed as team captain by Ferguson at the start of the season ahead of club captain Gary Neville and England skipper Rio Ferdinand, who had been wearing the armband before injury troubles last term convinced Ferguson to change his mind.