Manchester United put in an assured performance as they
shrugged off West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. Tomasz
Kuszczak was given the nod between the sticks and boss Sir Alex
Ferguson has warned his trio of 'keepers that he'll be rotating
them as he considers his options.
The gaffer told the club's official channel after the game: "Edwin
turned 38 today and we don’t need him to play every game because we
have two very capable goalkeepers in Tomasz Kuszczak and Ben
Foster.
"Ben being back fit is a big bonus to us because he is an
outstanding goalkeeper; I may even play him at Celtic Park next
week. "They will all get their minutes on the clock."
Goalkeeper's Job
Fergie's semi-promise to Foster comes just after the 25-year-old's
agent linked him with a move to Tottenham Hotspur. New White Hart
Lane gaffer Harry Redknapp is on Red alert following Heurelho
Gomes' shaky start to the season and has been tipped to loan Foster
initially, with a view to a summer bid.
Foster's agent Lee Payne told Setanta when asked about the
Spurs speculation: "Ben needs to play and he wants to do that at
Manchester United, but if the option was given for him to do it
elsewhere then he would jump at it."
The last man to wear the Red Devils gloves, though, was Kuszczak,
who shut out Gianfranco Zola's attack-minded Hammers. The
26-year-old Poland international said: "It's always nice when I can
play...I hadn't played for six weeks.
"The first game after a break like that is always difficult, more
mentally than physically, because it's not easy to concentrate for
90 minutes when you have almost nothing to do. However, this is the
goalkeeper's job and we have to do it properly."
Veteran Van der Sar, meanwhile, who recently retired from the Dutch
international side after a brief return, said earlier in the week:
"I feel really good at the moment and playing games is what it’s
all about."
Thus, it doesn't seem as though any of United's goalkeepers are
prepared to be second or third in the pecking order.