Vidic primed for pivotal phase

Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic feels the club will “know exactly where” they are in the next few weeks in terms of how their Premier League season is shaping up.

The reigning champions are currently seventh in the table with 37 points from 21 games, five points behind fourth-placed Liverpool.

The Red Devils play five top-flight matches between now and mid-February, a sequence that starts with Sunday’s trip to third-placed Chelsea and ends with a clash with current table-toppers Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.