Manchester United Football Club

Van Der Sar - W.Rooney - N.Vidi c U nited are expected to be boosted by the return of three key players for Sunday's trip to Tottenham. Wayne Rooney, Nemanja Vidic and Edwin van der Sar missed last weekend's FA Cup win over Liverpool, but should be available for the visit to White Hart Lane. "Wayne and Nemanja have both trained well this week and should be fit for Sunday. Edwin is a little bit behind them, but he should train today and I think he'll be okay," revealed Sir Alex at his pre-match press conference. "We've got a good squad available for a really big game. Both teams have had a week's rest so it should be a really fantastic game." The Reds face arguably their toughest away trip of the campaign with Harry Redknapp's side one of five sides vying for the championship. "The development of Spurs is an interesting one because I can't remember, and I'm sure I'm right, ever taking United to the Lane with them ...

Nemanja Vidic Nemanja Vidić signed for Manchester United for a reported fee of around £7 million on January 5, 2006; two and a half years after Manchester United's reported interest in him. He was assigned the number 15 shirt and made his debut for Manchester United as a substitute for Ruud van Nistelrooy in the dying minutes of Manchester United's 2-1 win in the Carling Cup semi-final second leg against Blackburn Rovers on January 25, 2006. During the 2006-07 Premier league season, Vidić formed a partnership with Rio Ferdinand in the centre of defence, which has since become one of the most prominent partnerships in English football, and has become an established first team player. In his first full season playing for Manchester United he made 25 appearances in the Premier league and ended the season winning his first league medal. The Serbian began his career with boyhood club Red Star Belgrade, joining their youth programme at 14. His first-team debut didn...