Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic says they can be happy with the point earned from yesterday's1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers.

"It's a big point," the Serbian centre back told MUTV after the final whistle at Blackburn. "At the end of the day we were losing 1-0 with 10 minutes to go and we equalised. So we're happy.

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves risks missing their Champions League semifinal against Barcelona with a hamstring strain.

Wes Brown has come round and will sign a new deal with Manchester United before the end of the month.

The Daily Mail says with just weeks left on his current deal - and other Premier League clubs waiting - it is understood that United chief executive David Gill has agreed in principle a £60,000-a-week deal, structured heavily on incentives and regular appearances.

Gerard Pique says Manchester United teammate Patrice Evra will have "no problem" keeping quiet Barcelona star Lionel Messi in next week's Champions League semifinal.

"He was always special, ever since he arrived as a 14-year-old," said former Barca junior Pique. "You could see that he was very, very small, but now he is stronger.

Anderson says he is enjoying his defensive role at Manchester United.

He said: "I have played in many positions in Brazil and Portugal, as both a defensive midfielder and as a more attacking player.

"Now I play more defensively and I like the intensity of the football."

Michael Carrick is set to win a bumper new deal at Manchester United.

The Sun says Carrick, 26, was only two years into a four-year deal. But United have tied down the midfielder until 2012 and his weekly pay is set to rise from £50,000 to £70,000 a week.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed his prolific strike-force as the title campaign draws to an end.

"One of the encouraging things is the goal difference is helping us," he said. "That's deserved because we've attacked all season and have put an attacking emphasis on our game.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson could have influential defender Nemanja Vidic back for the Blackburn match on Saturday.

The Serbia international has missed the last three games after suffering a knee injury against Roma in the Champions League.

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick believes they're benefiting from not panicking when Arsenal were in pole position earlier this season.

He said: "When we were behind them in the league we were not looking too far ahead. We were just concentrating on getting a good run of games ourselves.

Wes Brown says Manchester United's current squad is better than the 1999 Treble winning group.

"I think squad-wise, we are stronger than in 1999. Players are coming back in. Gary Neville came back against Roma, as did Mikael Silvestre," he told setantasports.com.