Edwin van der Sar had to be on his toes on Saturday as United
achieved their best-ever start to a Premiership season.
Holland's number one was busier than his English counterpart
playing for Spurs, Paul Robinson, but he still managed to keep a
clean sheet - a feat made all the more satisfying by Ryan Giggs'
early goal.
"There were a few 0-0 draws here last season, so it's important not
just to keep clean sheets but also to score at least one," Edwin
told MUTV after the match.
"For your own comfort, it's always nice to get a second goal. It's
a relief for the back four. They (Tottenham) created a couple of
opportunties at the end but we stood firm."
Edwin's interventions were important in a match of relatively few
clear-cut chances.
"I think the double one in the first half was important, when
Dawson came through and then I'm not sure who hit the second one
(King). Then there was the deflected cross (by Chimbonda) in the
second half - luckily I'm six foot six so I was able to turn it
over!"
The Dutchman hopes United can also turn over Celtic in midweek and
then Arsenal next Sunday as the Reds go for a maximum 15
Premiership points from the first five matches.
"It's good to know (about United's best Premiership start) but I
don't think we're ready yet," he said. "We want to stretch this run
much further and I think we're capable of doing that."
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