United may have won a record 19th league title but skipper Nemanja Vidic insists the Reds won’t stop there.

Speaking after Sunday’s trophy lift at Old Trafford, the Serbian told MUTV that captaining the Reds to league success this season was “a great feeling”. But Vidic wants to taste victory again and again.

“This has been our main target: to win the league and to go above Liverpool,” he said. “But we won’t stop now. We want to improve and get better.

“I was very proud when I was given the captaincy and, I have to say, I’m enjoying this role. But at the end of the year, if you don’t lift the trophy it’s not a great feeling. I’m very glad we’ve won the trophy this year, especially because it’s such an important trophy.”

Vidic admits his time at Old Trafford – he signed on Christmas Day 2005 – has been “a dream” and says the club continues to go from strength to strength.

“To be honest, since I’ve arrived every year has got better and better. It’s amazing. I’ve been here five years and we’ve won the league four times and played in three Champions League finals.

“It’s a dream and to be part of this team, this club, is amazing. We’re getting better and better.”

Nemanja Vidic says United players enjoyed Sunday’s trophy celebrations but must now calm down and focus on this weekend’s Champions League final.

The Reds will meet Barcelona at Wembley on Saturday in a repeat of the 2009 final in Rome. And Vidic, who described winning a club-record 19th title this season as “amazing” says he’s keen to end the season tasting similar success.

“We remember how it feels to go to the final and lose,” he told MUTV. “It’s one of the saddest moments in my career and I’m sure the players haven’t forgotten that.

“We have to calm down now after the excitement of winning the league. We have to prepare as best we can for Barcelona. Everybody is thinking about the next game – it’s the biggest game of the year.”

Remarkably, despite playing the final at a familiar ground and on home soil, United go into the game as underdogs. Barcelona are Spanish champions and widely regarded as the finest football team on the planet. Vidic, though, is still confident the Reds can lift a fourth European Cup at Wembley.

“We know we’re facing a very good team and we have to be ready both physically and psychologically. You also have to be intelligent – Barcelona have quality but also weaknesses and we’ll try to exploit them and win the game.”

Wayne Rooney says he’ll never get sick of winning trophies with Manchester United.

The striker collected his fourth league winner’s medal on Sunday at Old Trafford and described the feeling as “fantastic”.

“This is what you play football to do: to win trophies, to win medals,” Rooney told MUTV. “Every time you win a medal it’s a great celebration. It’s fantastic for the players, the fans, for everybody involved.”

Rooney scored only once in the league before Christmas as he struggled to find form after a disappointing summer with England at the World Cup. But the former Evertonian has looked a completely different player since the New Year and played a massive role in helping the Reds win a record 19th league title.

It was his penalty, after all, that sealed the title last weekend at Blackburn, and his hat-trick at West Ham that resurrected the Reds after the team had gone 2-0 down back in April.

“The first half of the season was a bit of a write-off, really,” Rooney admitted, “but from the turn of the year I feel I’ve contributed to the team and helped us win games. I’ve really enjoyed it and it’s a great feeling to be part of a championship-winning side.”

In the end, United won the league by nine points. But Rooney insists it was far from easy, and pinpointed the league win against Chelsea at Old Trafford earlier this month as the pivotal moment.

“The Chelsea game was massive. Had we lost that game then Chelsea would have been in a leading position. We showed our true spirit by winning that game and then Chelsea knew their season was over.

“It’s got a little easier at the end but it’s not been an easy season.”

Sir Alex Ferguson paid tribute to his entire staff in his final-day address to the supporters at Old Trafford.

The boss was keen to explain that winning the Barclays Premier League is a triumph for the club as a whole and not just the players.

"Well, what a season," declared the boss. "Thinking back over the years, I don't think there has been a more dramatic season than this one and you have to credit the spirit. The players were absolutely brilliant, well done to them.

"The excitement and all these last-minute goals, I don't know how you survive! This is just the nature of our club - we do it that way. I always look back and think of all those last-minute goals that epitomises the spirit of Manchester United.

"I'd like to also thank the board, the directors, the owners, my staff, my medical staff.. fantastic they've all done a great job. You can't do it just with the players. The preparation for games has been superb – the medical staff and the coaches."

The manager also urged the supporters to turn up in numbers for the upcoming Old Trafford fixtures on Monday and Tuesday.

"We've always prided ourselves in producing our young players," he explained. "It's an integral part of Manchester United. Tomorrow, the youth team have an opportunity to win the FA Youth Cup again.

"I hope a lot of you find the time to come and watch them. We had a fantastic game against them last week and they're bringing 7,000 fans so that should make it a fantastic atmosphere.

"We look forward to that and also, on a sad note, the retirement of Gary Neville, one of the greatest players of our generation. I can understand sometimes the criticism of testimonial games in present-day football but when a player like Neville gives you 20 years of his life, I think we should show our appreciation."

Juventus have confirmed they’ll send a strong squad for Gary Neville’s testimonial on Tuesday night, including World Cup winners Alessandro Del Piero, Gianluigi Buffon and Luca Toni.

Other stars like Marco Motta, Giorgio Chiellini, Hasan Salihamidzic, Alberto Aquilani and Milos Krasic will also travel to Manchester.

The Italian club ended the Serie A season in seventh place and were specially selected by Gary Neville to play in his testimonial given the shared history of success between the two sides.

Juventus travelling squad: Buffon, Motta, Chiellini, Melo, Salihamidzic, Marchisio, Del Piero, Manninger, Aquilani, Barzagli, Traore, Bonucci, Toni, Pepe, Martinez, Krasic, De Ceglie, Storari, Matri, Giandonato, Boniperti, Sorensen

Exclusive: Sir Alex Ferguson has devised a two-pronged strategy to beat Barcelona in Saturday's Champions League final, including a radical rescue plan should Manchester United fall behind at Wembley.

The Scot has spent the last two weeks training his side in two possible formations; one being a 3-4-3 formation to use if United find themselves chasing the game.

He has also asked winger Nani to mimic Lionel Messi in practice sessions, as he attempts to concoct a plan to contain the World Footballer of the Year.

Since securing a record 19th domestic league title with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn on May 14, Ferguson’s first-team squad has focused solely on finding a way to overcome Pep Guardiola’s Spanish champions.

Although United faced Blackpool at Old Trafford in the final game of the Premier League season on Sunday, preparations for that fixture were minimal due to the hours spent on the training pitch plotting to beat Barcelona.

Following the 2-0 defeat in Rome two years ago, when Cristiano Ronaldo complained that ‘‘the tactics were not good and everything went wrong for us’’, Ferguson repeatedly insisted that he knew the reason for United’s downfall.

The manager, who has never publicly revealed his thoughts on the decisive factor in his team’s defeat, admitted last week that Rome has been ‘‘analysed many times’’.

Part of that process has involved the players watching the game in full in the video suite at Carrington as Ferguson and his coaches have moved to ensure that United cannot use lack of preparation as mitigation for defeat this weekend.

Ferguson has yet to inform his players of his starting XI for Wembley, but the Scot is understood to have settled on his selection, with Fabio da Silva expected to start at right-back and Michael Carrick holding off a late challenge from Darren Fletcher to play in midfield.

But the tactical blueprint for Wembley is now in place following the detailed training sessions that have included 11-a-side practice games between the first team and squad members lining up as Barcelona.

With Ferguson wary of Barcelona’s slick passing game, and the goal threat of Messi, Portuguese winger Nani has performed the ‘Messi’ role in training, replicating the Argentine forward’s movement in the final third of the pitch.

Michael Owen has also been asked to play as David Villa, Barcelona’s £34 million striker who enjoys cutting in from the left flank, while Paul Scholes has performed as the Spanish playmaker Andrés Iniesta.

And while United have worked at length on a 4-4-2 formation with Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernández as the focal point of the attack, a plan is also in place to move to 3-4-3 should Barcelona take a lead and leave United chasing the game in the second-half.

Chris Smalling, set to be named on the substitutes’ bench on Saturday, has trained as the third man at the back alongside Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.

The former Fulham youngster would likely replace Ji-sung Park, with Fabio and Patrice Evra advancing into midfield behind a front three of Rooney, Hernández and Antonio Valencia.

When losing 2-1 to Arsenal at the Emirates in the Champions League’s last 16 in February, Barcelona visibly tired in the final 20 minutes of the game, a factor noted by Ferguson and his backroom team.

Guardiola’s comparative lack of rotation of players has also led to suspicions that Barcelona’s key players will arrive at Wembley and perform on a traditionally taxing pitch having endured a more physically demanding season than many of their top level rivals.

Barcelona remain favourites on Saturday, but Ferguson insists that United will not be fazed by facing a team currently billed as one of the greatest club sides of all-time.

“It is not good tactics to go into how good Barcelona are and show trepidation or apprehension about it,” Ferguson said. “I don’t think that is our way.

You have to face every hurdle as it comes along.” “We have experience of playing Barcelona. We knocked them out in the semi-final and then lost the final to them in Rome the following year.

“’The amazing thing about Barcelona is that they very rarely change their team. It is a fantastic feat when you consider all the games you play nowadays.”

Atletico Madrid have admitted that they fully expect David De Gea to finalise a move to Manchester United.

Sir Alex Ferguson has already confirmed the club are closing in on De Gea as a replacement for the retiring Edwin van der Sar.

The player himself insisted he had not agreed anything, but Atletico's chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin admits he is Old Trafford-bound.

"My feeling is that he will go to United," Gil Marin confirmed to Radio Marca.

"We made him an offer for six years to multiply his salary, but we have heard nothing.

"With De Gea and his mother, it seems they will not accept."

Gil Marin insisted that they would never keep a player against their will.

"The club is not a prison, and as with have shown with Sergio Aguero too, we do not want anyone who does not want to be here."
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Forlan is unlikely to improve his relationship with the club by telling De Gea he should move to his former club United.

"David is a very good keeper with a bright future. He asked my advice about moving to United and we talked about it a lot," he said.

"It is a great place to experience as a player.

"The manager is a legend, the staff are all really good and the fans were always very supportive of me, even when I wasn't scoring."