Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has conceded that he will reap the benefits of the upcoming international break.

The 31-year-old retired from international football following Serbia's failure to qualify for Euro 2012 last year.

However, rather than missing representing his country, the centre-back has insisted that a rest will do him some "good".

"The international break is good for me. During the 10 days, I can work on my individual stuff like fitness and other technical things," he told MUTV.

"It is also always good to have a few days for yourself. When you have lots of games, like we have recently, you just manage yourself until the next one and you don't work on yourself that much. Sometimes it is nice to have these days to work on yourself."

A knee injury has limited Vidic to 18 appearances in all competitions this season.