VIDIC TO SKIPPER UNITED

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Nemanja Vidic will skipper Manchester United in Sunday's blockbuster confrontation with Liverpool at Old Trafford. There has been huge debate over who would wear the captain's armband for the Red Devils ever since Ferguson revealed earlier in the week that Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs can no longer expect to do the job because they do not play every week.

And it seems Rio Ferdinand's injury problems have ruled him out of contention too. Ferdinand has been the regular stand-in over the past few years and was named England captain by Fabio Capello when he decided to remove the job from John Terry. The 31-year-old was captain on Tuesday when Vidic missed the Champions League opener with Rangers but on Friday night Ferguson confirmed the Serbian will again lead the team out against Liverpool, as he has done in all four Premier League matches so far this season.