Van der Sar to the rescue for Man United after Fergie's row with Foster

07 October 2009 16:19
Edwin van der Sar has declared himself fit for Manchester United's next game and the keeper's comeback is more bad news for Ben Foster. Van der Sar has been out of action since breaking his hand in pre-season, with Foster filling in between the sticks. But the Englishman has made a string of errors and his latest, when he gifted Kenwyne Jones his chance to put Sunderland ahead in Saturday's draw at Old Trafford, resulted in a bust-up with manager Sir Alex Ferguson. According to the Daily Star, Ferguson let rip at Foster in the dressing room and after being left out of the England squad for the final two World Cup qualifiers, the 26-year-old could find himself in exile at United. Van der Sar played 90 minutes when United's reserves beat Everton on Tuesday night and the 39-year-old is keen to make up for lost time. He said: 'I will be ready for Bolton (on October 17),' he told MUTV. 'I feel good and I haven't had any reaction. The match is still 10 days away so I have more training to do, then I will be ready for my first start of the season.' The Red Devils have already dropped five points in their first eight games and trips to Liverpool on October 25 and Chelsea on November 8 are looming fast.   For Van der Sar that offers another chance to test himself at the highest level having cast doubt on the general assumption that he will retire in the summer.   'Of course I could train but there are a lot of lads away on international duty so there are not many players around,' he said.   'I just felt this was the ideal opportunity to get some action in a real game.'

Source: Daily_Mail