The Serb was in gracious mood after his team were defeated at Wembley today...Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic scored a spot-kick in the Red Devils' loss on penalties to Everton this afternoon, but the Mancunians dreams of a 'quintuple' still came crashing down in the FA Cup semi-final.
The game ended goalless after extra-time, with the Toffees claiming victory in the shoot-out. Although it was painful for the Serb to admit, Vidic acknowledged that his side had lost to a worthy opponent.
"We're disappointed because this is a trophy we wanted to win,” he told MUTV.
"We played some good football and created chances, but in the end it came to penalties – and that’s just a lottery. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. In the Champions League final we won.
"But today we didn’t score our penalties. You have to congratulate Everton."
As for netting his own penalty, Vidic minimised its importance, before stressing it was vital for the team to regroup ahead of other testing challenges, adding, "I practice in training and I also took penalties for Red Star Belgrade and Spartak Moscow.
"It’s nothing new, but there's always the possibility you'll miss, especially in games where there is pressure. I scored, but it’s not about me scoring. The team didn’t win. We need to forget this game now.
"We must take it and recover for the next game. It’s going to be hard, but we have Wednesday’s match against Portsmouth and we need to be focused. It helps that some players were rested. They are going to be fresh and I hope we have a good game at Old Trafford."
Alex Ferguson picked a youthful side for the game today, and the centre-back was proud of the performance of his young team-mates, even in defeat.
"We played well, so we don’t need to be disappointed about that. We played offensively and tried to score.
"We had young players in our team, they showed some quality. We know they are capable of doing that. We just didn’t take our chances."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com
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