Nemanja Vidic is convinced Manchester United's Carling Cup team are capable of finishing in the UEFA Cup places.
Vidic said: "When you see our second team play the football they did against Blackburn, it just shows how much we've got and the competition we have in every position.
"That team would be in the top six or seven in the Premier League, finishing in the UEFA Cup places at worst and probably do better than that.
"It was such a young team, yet everybody could see the passion and character. Just look at how Rafael da Silva, Jonny Evans, Possebon and Darron Gibson played, while Nani is already an experienced player at 20.
"Some of them are only in their first year here and they're already showing so much quality when they play and that they're very strong mentally.
"At times it's hard for the manager to know his team but if you want to win trophies you have to have the players. We have needed them, and it's good for us that do have them. That sort of competition is healthy and it's important."