Holland are confident Reds goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will be fit
to face Slovenia in the next bout of Euro 2008 qualifiers on
Wednesday.
Van der Sar has been suffering from a calf injury and hasnt played
since United beat Lille in the Champions League on 7 March. But
Dutch coach Marco van Basten says the 36-year-old keeper is nearing
a return, which is good news ahead of the Reds' Premiership clash
with Blackburn on Saturday.
"It will become clear over the next couple of days whether Edwin
will play. He trained on Saturday, but not with the rest of the
players. If we didn't think he had a chance of playing we wouldn't
have included him in the squad."