Vidic aiming to build up fitness

The Manchester United skipper has made an eagerly-awaited comeback from his cruciate operation in Norway.

Vidic managed an hour of the friendly with Valerenga in Oslo without a problem and is expected to play when United takes on Barcelona in Gothenburg in midweek.

With the Red Devils set to open their Premier League campaign against Everton at Goodison Park in a fortnight, Vidic needs to build up his fitness quickly.

However, the 30-year-old accepts the process will take time.

"After eight months without a game it's obvious that you have to get used to your positioning," he told MUTV.

"Fitness-wise it's not as it will be in a few weeks but my knee felt well and hopefully the next game will be better.

"I knew I would be out for six months. I tried to make the best of it and when I came back wanted to be the same as I was before the injury.

"That was my target. We'll see how good a job I did in that six months."