Vidic sidelined by virus

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic could miss the Barclays Premier League visit of Portsmouth on Wednesday after succumbing to a virus.

The Serbia centre-half was absent for the 2-1 FA Cup fourth round win over Tottenham yesterday and manager Alex Ferguson has already raised doubts over the 26-year-old’s participation in the Pompey match.

“Vidic had a virus so he didn’t play against Spurs,” he told MUTV.

“The doctor went to see him yesterday and he was quite poorly. In fact, his whole family aren’t too good at the moment.

“We’ll see what he’s like during the week but whether he’ll be ready for Wednesday, I don’t know.”