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Fergie confirms Vidic season KO
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed the news that skipper Nemanja Vidic will miss the remainder of the season with a knee ligament injury.
The United centre-back ruptured his cruciate ligament during Wednesday's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Basel, a result that saw the Red Devils knocked out of the competition at the group stage for the first time in six years.
The Serbia defender was carried off the St Jakob-Park pitch on a stretcher after colliding with Marco Streller during the first-half and appeared to be in agony as he signalled to the bench that he needed to be immediately substituted.
Vidic later left the stadium on crutches and United boss Ferguson admitted after the game that the injury "looked a bad one at the time".
Ferguson is likely to call on Phil Jones to play in Vidic's stead alongside Rio Ferdinand for Wolves' visit to Old Trafford this weekend, with Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling also able to fill in at centre-back.
"I thought it was a bad one when I saw it," said Ferguson. "He sees the specialist on Monday to map out the progress of when he has the operation. It won't be immediate because we have to let the swelling come down. It is a bit of a blow."
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