WELCOME TO MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB!!!!]
Vidic Extends Man Utd Contract Nemanja Vidic has extended his contract with Manchester United.
Serbian central defender Nemanja Vidic has been rewarded for his consistency with a contract extension at Premier League champions Manchester United.
Vidic signed for United on Christmas Day 2005 and has since made the centre-half position his own alongside England's Rio Ferdinand.
He has been a key player in United's title triumph last season and their excellent form in the current campaign.
Now he has signed a two-year contract extension that will tie him to Old Trafford until 2012.
"Playing in this team is a great privilege,” the 26-year-old told United’s official website.
“This is such a great club, I am delighted to be able to extend my stay here.
”The fans and everyone at the club have been very special to me.
”I hope I can do my bit to bring the club even more trophies in the years ahead.”
Vidic put on the captain’s armband when Edwin van der Sar was substituted at half time during United's comfortable 4-0 Champions League victory against Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday night.
And manager Sir Alex Ferguson paid tribute to Vidic's “terrific impact” at United since joining the club from Spartak Moscow.
Ferguson described him as “an extremely popular member of the squad."
RONALDO BACKS UNITED FOR EURO GLORY
In-form winger Cristiano Ronaldo believes Manchester United now have a better chance of winning tChampions League than last season, when they reached the semi-finals.
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who guided the club to a dramatic European Cup win over Bayern Munich in Barcelona in 1999, has gone on record as saying as he would like to lift Europe's premier club competition at least one more time.
They have begun that quest well by reaching the knockout stages with two group matches still to play after last night's 4-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev.
And Ronaldo, whose goal against the Ukrainians at Old Trafford was his eighth in 10 matches in all competitions, believes this season the team could go all the way again.
"Manchester United have the opportunity to win [the Champions League] every season," said the Portugal international, who scored in the 3-2 first leg semi-final victory at home to eventual champions AC Milan last season only to see the side lose 3-0 in Italy a week later.
"You work for that but this season there is a better chance than last season.
"We have more options. We have new players, we have great quality and when you have quality you have the opportunity to score goals - which is what the players try to do.
"We have better players and they want to win the Champions League and the Premier League. You have to believe."
The victory saw Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez both score - with defender Gerard Pique heading the opener - and their burgeoning partnership up front is one of the key factors behind United's success this season.
Rooney has nine goals in the campaign and the Argentina striker five, but it is their link-up play with each other which has caught the eye.
Ronaldo praised the pair for working hard to establish their partnership.
"The last five or six weeks they have played fantastically," he said.
"They know each other, score goals and do a fantastic job."
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who guided the club to a dramatic European Cup win over Bayern Munich in Barcelona in 1999, has gone on record as saying as he would like to lift Europe's premier club competition at least one more time.
They have begun that quest well by reaching the knockout stages with two group matches still to play after last night's 4-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev.
And Ronaldo, whose goal against the Ukrainians at Old Trafford was his eighth in 10 matches in all competitions, believes this season the team could go all the way again.
"Manchester United have the opportunity to win [the Champions League] every season," said the Portugal international, who scored in the 3-2 first leg semi-final victory at home to eventual champions AC Milan last season only to see the side lose 3-0 in Italy a week later.
"You work for that but this season there is a better chance than last season.
"We have more options. We have new players, we have great quality and when you have quality you have the opportunity to score goals - which is what the players try to do.
"We have better players and they want to win the Champions League and the Premier League. You have to believe."
The victory saw Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez both score - with defender Gerard Pique heading the opener - and their burgeoning partnership up front is one of the key factors behind United's success this season.
Rooney has nine goals in the campaign and the Argentina striker five, but it is their link-up play with each other which has caught the eye.
Ronaldo praised the pair for working hard to establish their partnership.
"The last five or six weeks they have played fantastically," he said.
"They know each other, score goals and do a fantastic job."
HOPE U ENJOY YOURSELF OK..!!!
