Nemanja Vidic will miss United's next two fixtures
in the Barclays Premier League after being sent off against
Liverpool on Saturday.
The Football Association's official website confirms the Serbian
defender is "suspended from all football until the Club have
completed 2 first team matches for a Sending Off in a match played
on 14/03/2009."
Vidic misses one match for his offence against Liverpool -
denying a goalscoring opportunity for the visitors' skipper Steven
Gerrard - and another because he has now been sent off twice in
domestic fixtures this season.
His previous red card in English football was also against
Liverpool, in the 2-1 league defeat at Anfield on 13 September.
Vidic was suspended for one match then, United's 1-1 draw
away at Stamford Bridge on the following Sunday.
This time, Vidic will be ineligible to play away at Fulham this
coming Saturday, 21 March and the home game against Aston
Villa on Sunday 5 April. The latter fixture will be brought
forward by 24 hours if the Reds are drawn to play on Tuesday 7
April in the Champions League but the Serb will still
miss the Villans' visit, regardless of the date.
Vidic's other dismissal, in the FIFA Club World Cup final, is
irrelevant. That misdemeanour caused him to miss United's 0-0
first-leg draw with Inter in the Champions League.