Vidic expects to win more trophies

Vidic expects to win more trophies

Published Aug. 8, 2010 2:11 p.m. ET

Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic is confident the Community Shield trophy is the first of many he will get his hands on this season.

United, last season's Premier League runners-up, defeated Chelsea 3-1 at Wembley to claim a record 18th Shield.

Antonio Valencia and Javier Hernandez gave Sir Alex Ferguson's men a two-goal lead and Dimitar Berbatov rounded off the win with a cool finish after Salomon Kalou had pulled a goal back for Chelsea.

Vidic said afterwards: "I believe there will be more (trophies) - this is just the beginning.

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"I think we have a good squad and showed today we have energy and showed some hunger.

"I think we did well today," added the defender. "Some players who haven't played a lot pre-season had time to build up their fitness and they did well.

"Dimitar had a lot of pressure last year and we hope this year we will score more goals."

Berbatov added: "It's my first goal in the Community Shield, so it's a good day for me. It's always good to score against a good side like Chelsea."

There was a difference in quality between Hernandez's goal - a shot which went in via his head - and Berbatov's composed finish.

But the Bulgarian said on Sky Sports: "A goal is a goal, it doesn't matter how you score it. If the ball is in the net - that's what counts."

Paul Scholes impressed in United's midfield, with a fine through-ball in the build-up to Valencia's goal arguably the high point.

The former England midfielder said: "It was a good game and we're happy with the win.

"It's more of a pre-season friendly but it's a trophy, we've managed to win it and we're more than happy to do that.

"It's always good to beat Chelsea. They are a quality side who beat us three times last year. That's disappointing but we've got off to the right start this year.

"We weren't that far off last year - just one point in the league. With more determination this year hopefully we can go one step further."

However, asked if he was expecting a phone call from England manager Fabio Capello, with a view to revisiting his decision to end international career, Scholes laughed: "I don't think so, no."

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