Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has admitted that their hopes of defending their Barclays Premier League title lay in tatters after yet another disappointing defeat.
The Red Devils 3-1 defeat away at title challenging Chelsea leaves the Champions 14 points behind current league leaders Arsenal and Vidic believes the gap is too vast.
Speaking after the game he said “We are too far behind and we have now to focus on the top three or four.
“We have to be positive, today we didn’t play a bad game. They had three shots and scored three goals and that’s the difference in the game, we have been punished for every mistake we made.
“It’s not going to be easy, we have to now fight to achieve the Champions League. We have to stay positive and stick together and work hard. With a bit of luck hopefully we can achieve that.”
The Serbian defender was also critical of the decision to send him off near the end of the game for a foul on Eden Hazard, Vidic said “My feeling is that it was very harsh because I went for the ball. Hazard we know is a sharp player and he just pushed the ball,” he added.
“In my opinion it was not a red card I was disappointed with that decision at the time.”
Defeat to Sunderland in the 2nd leg of the Capitol One Cup in mid-week would leave them with the European Cup as the only trophy on the radar this season.
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