Manchester United assistant boss Mike Phelan hailed the impact made by Nemanja Vidic last season.

In his blog for manutd.com, Phelan wrote: "Everyone played their part, but the one we have to mention is Nemanja Vidic. He was absolutely outstanding and played more games than anyone. Not only did he maintain high standard of performance level throughout the season, he contributed goals as well.

"He had that one blip which everyone remembers, but one blip in 50-odd games isn't bad."