Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic admits he's grateful not having to face his team's attack in competition.

Vidic is used to lining up alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney and aware of what they bring to the team.

"It's hard to play against all of them, of course, and I wouldn't like to single one out," Vidic told the Mirror. "But if you get to the end of a session and are feeling tired, you really don't want to have to play against Rooney.

"Rooney is always running, trying to find the space and score. He never stops, which you don't need.

"Tevez is similar. This is their game, how they play and it's maybe harder to have to play against Rooney or Tevez than any of the others, because of their energy.

"That isn't all they have but they're energy players who work so hard. It's their game and they can't change in training."