Ben Foster is determined to press
Edwin van der Sar to be Manchester United's first choice goalkeeper
next season.
Recently-capped England international Foster has spent the past two
seasons on loan at Watford and has impressed in his first campaign
in the Premiership.
He is due to return to Old Trafford in the summer and the signs are
he will be challenging for a spot in the United side.
Foster has discussed the situation with Sir Alex Ferguson and
outlined his intention to press Van der Sar for a starting
role.
"I spoke to Sir Alex a few weeks ago regarding my future and he
said 'you're going to come back here next season and just see what
happens'," Foster told.
"So I'm going to go back there and try and do as well as I can, and
push Van der Sar all the way for the number one hopefully."
The keeper is also in the England squad for the upcoming Euro 2008
qualifiers against Israel and Andorra after making his debut in the
February friendly against Spain.
He conceded a long free-kick from his England rival Paul Robinson
on Saturday, but Foster has shrugged off the mistake and also the
chance to start for his country.
He added: "Personally, I've come a long way in quite a short space
of time. This is my second season as a playing professional
footballer.
"I'm a pretty laidback person, I'm not the sort of person to go
thinking 'I should be this or I should be that', or 'I want this
and I want that'.
"Just whenever I have got a game I go out, play my football and
hope I do as well as I can.
"If I get picked, brilliant, but at the moment it's not a massive
deal for me."
