Nemanja Vidic believes the goals will flow for Manchester United after their 3-0 victory over Chelsea.

"We have needed to score more," he told manutd.com. "This season the problem has been scoring at the right times. If you can get one in the first half the other team has to open up a bit more to chase the result.

"Once we get into that situation we are very dangerous because we have such great attacking players. That is what we have finally managed to do. That early goal is crucial because so often this season the opposition has pulled 11 men behind the ball and we have found it hard to break them open."

The dismantling of Chelsea moved United to within five points of league leaders Liverpool, who dropped points at Stoke City, and Vidic admits that last weekend may prove pivotal in this season's title race.

"It was an important weekend because Liverpool only drew at Stoke and we beat Chelsea," he said. "We just have to concentrate on ourselves. We still have some big teams to play at Old Trafford and the results depend on us, not them."