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Ferguson guarantees Vidic comeback

12 December 2012 11:23

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says Nemanja Vidic will 'definitely' be fit to face Sunderland on Saturday.

The Serbia international has featured in just 11 games in 2012 after being hampered by knee injuries, and United have conceded 23 goals in the English Premier League already this season.

Reports had suggested Vidic may have made a comeback in Sunday's Manchester derby, but Sir Alex dismissed that notion as 'crazy'.

United won that game to go six points clear at the top of the table, but have kept just three clean sheets in the league this season, as they look to wrest the title back off their neighbours Manchester City.

"It would have been crazy to play him against City, but against Sunderland - definitely. It's a big bonus," he told reporters.

"In the last 18 months he has only had 10 games or something - it is not many games that he has had.

"He is a battler, a real competitor, that uncompromising way of his. He likes defending, that's what it is."

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Manchester United

W L D W D

3 - 1

Sunderland

D D L W W

Competition

Half-time: 2 - 0
Full-time: 3 - 1

Venue: Old Trafford (Manchester)
Attendance: 75582

Goals

R. van Persie 16'	1 - 0
T. Cleverley 19' (assist by M. Carrick)	2 - 0
W. Rooney 59' (assist by R. van Persie)	3 - 0
	3 - 1	72' F. Campbell (assist by S. Sessègnon)

Lineups

#	Player	Bookings
1	De Gea
5	R. Ferdinand
3	P. Evra
12	C. Smalling
4	P. Jones
16	M. Carrick
7	A. Valencia
18	A. Young
23	T. Cleverley	19'
20	R. van Persie	16'
10	W. Rooney	59'
Coach: A. Ferguson

#	Player	Bookings
22	S. Mignolet
19	T. Bramble
16	J. O'Shea
24	Carlos Cuéllar
28	S. Sessègnon
8	C. Gardner
21	A. Johnson
7	S. Larsson
14	J. Colback
23	J. McClean
26	S. Fletcher
Coach: M. O'Neill

Substitutes

#	Player	Bookings
22	P. Scholes for M. Carrick 46'
15	N. Vidić for R. Ferdinand 68'
11	R. Giggs for T. Cleverley 73'
13	A. Lindegaard
14	J. Hernández
19	D. Welbeck
24	D. Fletcher

#	Player	Bookings
10	C. Wickham for S. Fletcher 46'
9	F. Campbell for A. Johnson 68'	72'
11	J. McFadden for J. Colback 85'
12	M. Kilgallon
15	D. Vaughan
20	K. Westwood
25	L. Saha

Saturday 18 May

17:59	Parkinson: Bradford fans deserve promotion
17:47	Lambert wants highest possible league finish
17:31	Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund 1 Hoffenheim 2
17:27	Celtic´s Wilson pleads for longer break
17:21	Bundesliga: Borussia Monchengladbach 3 Bayern Munich 4
17:11	McArthur wants Wigan to end on a high
17:05	Cortese to remain executive chairman at Southampton
16:31	English League Two: Northampton Town 0 Bradford City 3
16:18	Rodgers praises Carroll´s West Ham form
16:15	Brighton investigate dressing room incident
16:14	Pardew admits to second season struggle
15:59	Laudrup keen on bringing in Michu assistance
14:43	Hughton insists Holt will stay put
14:34	Jol outlines summer transfer plans
14:08	Colback eyeing Tottenham shock
13:07	Villas-Boas would welcome technical director
13:01	Tiote: Newcastle have not been good enough
12:25	Neville proud to win over Everton fans
12:08	Mancini sacking is ´amazing´, says Ferguson
11:31	Benitez coy on lap of honour
11:08	Wenger: Bayern win was turning point
05:28	Liga MX Wrap: Monterrey share spoils with America
02:47	Simeone: We no longer fear Real Madrid
02:31	Mourinho laments ´horror season´
00:26	Copa del Rey: Real Madrid 1 Atletico Madrid 2 (AET)

Friday 17 May

23:49	Stoke to investigate pig´s head incident
22:42	Beckham could still have PSG role
21:02	Lennon fears Hearts relegation
20:52	Dante out to defeat Gladbach
20:35	Second year of Malaga ban waived
19:45	Villas-Boas confident of keeping Bale
19:13	Balotelli warned against walk-off protest
18:58	Premier League reveal third-place play-off plans
18:43	Navas ´excited´ by Manchester City link
18:39	Ancelotti denies Real contact
18:08	DIS confirm Neymar to Barcelona talks
18:04	Serie A Preview: Siena v Milan
17:48	Premier League Preview: Wigan v Aston Villa
17:37	Bassong crowned Norwich´s player of the season
17:28	Laudrup: Finishing eighth would be like winning the title
17:18	Premier League Preview: Southampton v Stoke City
17:12	Rodgers wants lengthy Liverpool stay
16:57	De Vrij pens new Feyenoord deal
16:43	Bale named Barclays Player of the Year
16:36	Ward-Prowse: I´ll keep improving
16:28	Jol calls for strong finish
16:28	Del Bosque: Casillas has my support
16:15	Coloccini: French recruits will blossom with time
16:04	Clarke has learned a lot in first year at West Brom
15:24	Di Canio backs Fletcher to shine
15:19	Icardi flattered by Inter rumours
14:48	Walters aiming to end season on a goalscoring high
14:26	Premier League Preview: Manchester City v Norwich
14:24	La Liga Preview: Barcelona v Valladolid
14:09	Lambert keen to secure future of Christian Benteke
13:29	Pirlo hoping for Juventus improvement
13:27	Roberts criticises new FA racism ruling
13:25	Serie A Preview: Inter Milan v Udinese
13:19	Serie A Preview: Sampdoria v Juventus
13:16	Premier League Preview: Swansea v Fulham
13:09	Moyes praises Everton squad
13:04	MLS stars pay tribute to retiring Beckham
12:50	Villas-Boas still battling for fourth place
12:35	League One play-off final Preview: Yeovil meet Brentford at Wembley
12:23	Ferguson raring to go in his final Manchester United match
11:59	Premier League Preview: West Ham v Reading
11:48	Premier League preview: West Brom v Manchester United
11:40	Wenger: Destiny in our own hands
11:28	Premier League Preview: Newcastle v Arsenal
11:19	Podolski focused on UEFA Champions League qualification
11:13	McManaman ruled out for three months
11:11	Premier League Preview: Tottenham v Sunderland
11:03	Premier League Preview: Liverpool v QPR
10:42	Manchester City appoint Patrick Vieira as new Head of Elite Development Squad
10:37	Lampard: Return of Mourinho would be a huge lift
10:35	Cesar does not expect QPR stay
09:07	Ligue 1 Preview: Top versus bottom, Lyon aim for Europe
08:34	Lewandowski coy on next move
05:39	Copa Libertadores Wrap: Olimpia, Santa Fe progress
04:33	Loew rues missing stars
03:48	Deschamps talks up Nasri recall
03:00	Simeone: Atletico happy to be Copa underdogs
01:52	Beckham retirement shocks May
01:45	Stramaccioni focused on Udinese
01:07	Keller calls for late Schalke surge

Thursday 16 May

23:12	Eredivisie Wrap: Twente seize advantage, Go Ahead go ahead
22:07	Poyet suspended by Brighton
21:08	Primeira Liga Preview: Porto, Benfica gunning for title success
20:42	Bundesliga Preview: Borussia Dortmund v Hoffenheim
20:08	Riether secures permanent Fulham deal
20:02	FA to impose minimum five-game bans for discrimination
19:45	Laudrup anticipating hard second term
19:03	Martinez not looking to sell
18:49	Ambrosini agent reveals West Ham interest
18:46	Beckham: I wanted to go out on top
18:22	Clarke aiming to spoil party
17:58	Tributes paid to Beckham after retirement decision
17:58	Premier League Preview: Chelsea v Everton
17:51	Krul expects to be fit for new season
17:41	David Beckham´s career in numbers
17:41	Higuain: I do not care if I score
17:20	Round eyeing points record
16:49	Metzelder confirms retirement
16:38	Xavi slams Mourinho treatment of Casillas
16:38	Bundesliga Preview: Bayern Munich v Borussia Monchengladbach
16:27	Serie A Preview: Champions Juventus head to Sampdoria
16:23	N´Zonzi targetting top-10 finish for Stoke
16:11	Beckham announces his retirement
15:39	Wenger: Cazorla is underrated in the Premier League
15:30	Benitez refuses to be drawn on future
15:27	Carroll restored to England squad
14:40	Lloris: Tottenham cannot think about Arsenal
14:35	Townsend to discuss future at Tottenham
14:28	Ancelotti seeks clarification on future
14:22	Nasri sad to see Mancini leave Manchester City
14:11	Lampard signs new one-year contract with Chelsea
13:28	Jesus may leave Benfica
13:15	Ferguson had to leave Manchester United ´a winner´
13:11	Gomez set for Atletico move
13:01	Lampard eager to sign new Chelsea contract
12:55	Blaszczykowski keen on Dortmund extension
12:32	Vlaar: Villa can rely on Bent to replace Benteke
11:58	MLS Preview: Houston, Montreal look to keep pressure on New York
11:54	League Two play-off final Preview: Bradford and Northampton boast fully fit squads
11:41	Ferguson praises ´fantastic´ Carragher
11:32	Ferdinand keen to stay at Manchester United after England retirement
11:02	Pochettino ´to quit Southampton if Cortese leaves´
10:49	Di Canio: I will decide when Sunderland´s holidays start
06:55	Copa Libertadores Wrap: Boca into last eight
06:23	FIFA gives thumbs-up to 2014 stadium
02:37	Ligue 1 Preview: Paris Saint-Germain v Brest
02:12	Benitez warms to PSG link
01:15	SPL: Kilmarnock 1 Hibernian 3

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