Sir Alex Ferguson is yet to decide his next captain.
Ferguson has revealed Gary Neville will no longer wear the captain's armband at Manchester United.
The question for Ferguson now concerns who the job goes to Tuesday night.
Nemanja Vidic has been one of the better United players this season despite the problems Ferguson's side have experienced conceding late goals at Fulham and Everton, and has only just signed a four-year contract extension.
Yet Rio Ferdinand, who is expected to return from a knee injury on Tuesday night, has regularly captained United in the past when Neville and Ryan Giggs have been absent.
Ferdinand is also the current England skipper, even if his own injuries have restricted him to just two appearances since inheriting the armband from central defensive colleague John Terry.
Ferguson may take into account Ferdinand's fitness when reaching his conclusion, although for now, he is giving nothing away.
"Do you complicate things on purpose?" he laughed, when asked whether Ferdinand or Vidic was going to get the job.
"No comment. I haven't even discussed it."
Meanwhile, captain Gary Neville accepts the decision to take the onfield captaincy away from him.
"I was captain one week - then it was Giggsy, then Rio and then Edwin," said Neville. "That's not ideal.
"You need someone who can lead the team out every single week so it makes sense for this to happen. Like the manager said, I'm unfortunately not going to play every week.
"It's a great honour to be captain but it's never been the major priority for me. I've played without being captain for most of my career here so it's not unusual for me [to be back in that position]."
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