Edwin van der Sar says Manchester United's victory at Bolton Wanderers owed a lot to Nemanja Vidic.
The Dutch goalkeeper credited Vidic for keeping Bolton's strike-force at arm's length for much of the game.
He told MUTV: "These sorts of games are ideal for someone of Vida's quality. He won a lot of aerial battles when they were putting the high balls in.
"You know what you are going to get with Bolton. I've been here a few times now and it's always like this.
"It was great to get the first goal so we had something to hang on to. Even after the second goal we were eager to go on and score more. They could have easily grabbed a goal and got back in it so it was important to score more."