Manchester United's Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic smiles after speaking to the crowd after the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Hull City at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England on May 6, 2014. The Premier League fixture against Hull was the final time club captain Vidic, 32, turned out in front of the Old Trafford faithful as a United player, with the Serbia centre-back joining Inter Milan after the end of the season. Manchester United won the game 3-1. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or “live” services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Manchester United's Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic smiles after speaking to the crowd after the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Hull City at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England on May 6, 2014. The Premier League fixture against Hull was the final time club captain Vidic, 32, turned out in front of the Old Trafford faithful as a United player, with the Serbia centre-back joining Inter Milan after the end of the season. Manchester United won the game 3-1. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or “live” services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34. Vidic won five Premier League titles and the 2007-08 Champions League in an eight-year spell at Old Trafford, but conceded injuries had forced him to call time on his career.

The Serb was granted his release from Inter Milan earlier this month after an injury-plagued 18-month stint in Italy. "The time has come for me to hang up my boots," Vidic said in a statement on United's website. "The injuries I have had in the last few years have taken their toll. I would like to thank all the players I have played with, all the managers and staff I have worked with, and say a big 'thank you' to the fans for their support over the years."

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