Nemanja Vidic has said that he believes he can return to his best following injury problems.

The Manchester United captain injured his knee last season against Basel, and needed further treatment to repair the damage after featuring at the start of the current campaign.

The 31-year-old told The Sun: "I have worked hard to be the same player again and I have the determination not to drop the quality of my game.

"There will be pressure. When you play for United you don't have time for people to wait for you.

"This is the challenge you have to deal with. But when you have been out for the best part of a year, after having always played, I think I will need to go through a few games to get my form back but I'm confident that I can deal with that."

The defender is expected to return to the United side against Sunderland this afternoon.

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Sian Cowper