"I will never stay to live in England, that's for sure," Vidic told Russian magazine Football Weekly. "You get only a brief glimpse of sunlight before it's all cloudy again.

"The winters are mild, but in summer the temperatures seldom go higher than 20 degrees. And it rains, rains, rains.

"In future, I would like to test myself in another top league. I'm thinking of Spain. At least there will be no reason to complain about the weather.

"In England, they say that Manchester is the city of rain. Its main attraction is considered to be the timetable at the railway station, where trains leave for other, less rainy cities."

The 26-year-old admits it is not only the weather that upsets him, but also the way of living in England.

"It's not only the weather that I'm not happy about here," added Vidic. "In Russia and Serbia the people's way of life is similar. In England it's totally different. Here they just don't have time to feel the joy of life.

"Throughout the week they all work so hard. They only talk to people at lunch break. Then in the evening they come home and watch the telly, so they can get up early for work the next day.

"The only time to meet friends is at weekends, but for football players it's the busiest time of all.

"It was much easier for me to adapt to Russia than England. In England I had no-one to talk to.

"The first month was especially hard. I lived alone in a hotel, which I left only for training. I thought I would go crazy inside those four walls."