Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic admits top form is still weeks away

RETURN: Namanja Vidic

By Mancunian Matters sports staff

Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has admitted it will be a few weeks before he is back on top form.

The Serbian defender made his comeback from a cruciate operation in during a friendly in Norway at the weekend.

Vidic managed an hour of the game against Valerenga in Oslo without a problem and is expected to play some part of United's game against Barcelona in Gothenburg on Wednesday.

However, the 30-year-old accepts the process will take time.

"After eight months without a game it's obvious that you have to get used to your positioning," he told MUTV.

"Fitness-wise it's not as it will be in a few weeks but my knee felt well and hopefully the next game will be better.

"I knew I would be out for six months. I tried to make the best of it and when I came back wanted to be the same as I was before the injury.

"That was my target. We'll see how good a job I did in that six months."

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