Manchester United extracted a narrow 1:0 away win at Besiktas J.K. in the opener of their Champions League campaign this season, with Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic (pictured) proving a solid asset and winning enough rating points in the FTBL system to return in the top tier of our world ranking of defenders.

For playing the entire game, Vidic received 7.16 rating points in our system to take his overall FTBL rating to 125.02 points.

But the Serbia international will have to work hard to remain in the elite; the plank to beat in his next appearance will amount to 13.5 rating points, always a tall order for any defender.