Man Utd defender Vidic cares about wins not records

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic insists he would happily erase his place in the record books if it means his side can enjoy another successful season.

Vidic has helped United keeper Edwin van der Sar set a new British league record of 1,212 minutes without conceding a goal, while also establishing a new Premier League record of 13 consecutive cleansheets.

It is an astonishing achievement that has been the foundation of United’s rise to the top of the Premier League and could provide the impetus to retain the title and Champions League.

Vidic has been the only ever-present defender during the run but the Serbian centre-back is adamant he and his team-mates don’t care about personal accolades.

“I am very proud and happy to be part of a team that created the record,” Vidic said ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup tie at Derby.

“I have been there all the time and it is a nice feeling to know you have not lost a goal for so many games.

“As defenders we can take a lot of credit because our job is to keep clean sheets.

“It is obvious we have done well over the last few months and I have really enjoyed it, but we will try to keep going and doing the same things we have done in the past because the most important thing is to win games.”