Man Utd suffer Van der Sar blow

Published : 05 Aug 2009 06:41:01

Manchester United keeper Edwin van der Sar will miss the start of the season after undergoing surgery on a broken finger and bone in his left hand.The Dutchman, 38, is expected to be sidelined for up to eight weeks. Van der Sar was hurt saving a penalty in the pre-season 7-6 penalty shoot-out defeat by Bayern Munich last week. Ben Foster and Tomasz Kuszczak will bid to start Sunday's Community Shield game with Chelsea and the Premier League opener against Birmingham on 16 August. Van.... read more