Edwin out of action
Edwin van der Sar is the latest confirmed casualty ahead of the
next round of Euro 2008 qualifiers, with the Reds' goalkeeper
pulling out of Holland's squad on Thursday.
Despite injuring his toe in United's 1-0 win at Birmingham City and
missing the Reds' recent clashes with AS Roma and Wigan, van der
Sar linked up with the Dutch national team earlier this week in the
hope of being fit for Saturday's Group G meeting with
Romania.
But the 36-year-old couldn't shake off the injury and will now
focus his energies on making his United comeback at Villa Park on
Saturday 20 October.
"This is a pity," Holland manager Marco van Basten told the Dutch
press. "He is an important player, our captain."