He's got a slight tweak. Fergie isn't allowed to risk him as any further injury will significantly reduce his price. When fit he'll be back, playing well, ready for a £25m deal out of Old Trafford.

Last night proved how much we need him back though. We were awful defensively. Fergie has got a job and a half trying to find a decent replacement for Vidic, almost impossible.

Kjaer at Palermo seems to be one option, around £10-15m. Cheillini is another but would be £20-25m and I am not sure if he wants to leave Juve? Also apparently we have been tracking a Brazillian defender at Porto but his names escapes me.

Most likely to be Bruno Alves, but he`s Portuguese.

I'd take Chiellini. I think we'll spend a fair bit this summer, the Glazer's want to "prove" to United fans that all is not doomed, so will take a nice chunky loan out to cover over the cracks.

We need a keeper, centre back, creative midfielder and striker really.

There's a growing clamour among City fans that he should be suspended - Man City fans that is

It's good to see that you still post on here, seems your fellow city fans only post when on a good run or when they play us.

Agree about the Glazers, that's certain to happen I reckon.

I would also agree on all four of those positions you mentioned. I would imagine Owen might leave so we will need to replace him as don't think we can rely on just Diouf and Berba as backup to Rooney. We seem to have been tracking a few keepers and I reckon Foster will leave in the summer although VDS might well stay on for one more year. If Vidic goes then we need to replace him as Evans/Brown are just backups really. Then for a creative midfielder I would prefer a central player although another quality wideman coud be an option if Nani leaves.

I read United were linked with Brazilian David Luiz, but he plays for Benfica.

That's the one, I was wrong when I mentioned Porto, ta.

So what's Viera supposed to have to done then??

Viera had the ball and a Stoke player was behind him. I don't know whether Viera was tripped or was simply going to ground to win a foul, but he fell over and ended up on his back with his feet towards the Stoke player. He quickly raised his foot and seemed to thrust his studs between the Stoke players legs.

I think Hiddink's waiting to go back to Chelsea and signing a 2 year deal with Turkey gives him something to do until the jobs open.

To me that doesn't ring true.

We're 50/50 to win the league, but IMO we should have got the points to make the run in a formality. The blame for that is Ancelotti's IMO. Too many points lost because Chelsea weren't prepared to work hard enough away from home.

If we fail to win the league this season and don't win the CL then I think Hiddink could have had the job at the end of this season. If Hiddink was coming back he would have waited to see how this season unfolded.

If Man Utd do win the title and we don't win the CL then Hiddink would be the perfect choice for us, but he's made himself unavailable by taking over the Turkey job.

Just watched the Stoke-Citeh highlights.

Shay Given, dear oh dear.

Fabianski, dear or dear!

Double oh dear Fabianski. Really think his errors will cost Arsenal qualification in this tie.

Arsenal really, really, really need a striker or two. They have the ball in the final third so much, but never seem to have someone to take over and shoot. It fustrated me watching them tonight, can't imagine what it was like for the Gooner fans.

They don't need a striker for that. They just need to get it in everyone's head that when they've created an opportunity to shoot, they do actually shoot. Right now instead of shooting when they've created a chance they try and thread another pair of passes to create an even better chance.

Well I'm just glad Arsenal have never scored a goal from a quickly taken free kick. That's something Thierry Henry would never have done, eh Arsene?

It's a good job it wasn't Moureen or Chelsea there tonight, otherwise another ref might have been forced to resign over numerous death threats.

That said, can't believe that clown is going to the World Cup.

Shocking mistake. Been the best goalkeeper in the Prem this season IMO. Could come off his line more often but he has been excellent.

As for Vieira, he made a stupid challenge. TBH I think a lot of City fans will be happy to see him banned. Not sure myself. I think he has done ok from the bench. If he is banned and De Jong gets injured then we may have to play attacking football for a change. That would be nice

you have the memory of an elephant

You missed the [is[/i after mistake. Just because the referee took pity on him and disallowed the goal, it doesn't mean he wasn't massively at fault. The Stoke player did nothing wrong whatsoever. Given and the ref should be massively embarrassed over that incident.

Good job it wasn't Man United there, or there'd have been a few Porto players with sore heads from all the coins thrown at players' heads.

Just remembered this, but did the ITV commentator really go overboard on the impact Theo Walcott would have when he came on?

I'm not sure he did as I was only half-listening. Then I thought he couldn't be bigging up Walcott because he's dreadful.

And after he came on Walcott looked like a Championship player who had got lost and found himself in the CL. Which is pretty much what he is.