It’s a well known fact that Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs is the most decorated footballer in England, possibly anywhere. But his team mate Edwin van der Sar is not all that far behind. The former Netherlands goalkeeper who will hit the big four 0 in October made his senior debut for Ajax Amsterdam in 1990-91, the same season that 17 year old Giggs made his breakthrough into the first team at Old Trafford. Since then, the 6ft 6inch Dutchman has won 7 League titles and 2 European Champion League winning medals between the two clubs but he has made it clear that he’s still hungry for more.
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Scottish midfielder Darren Fletcher cannot disguise the disappointment he experienced with Manchester United last season. Failing to win a fourth successive Premiership title by the narrowest of margins was a bitter pill for him to swallow so he cannot wait for the new campaign to kick off because he fully expects matters to be put right come next May.
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With the chances of Manchester United making a big name signing this summer receding faster than England’s chances of ever winning another World Cup, attention should turn to some of the outstanding young talent on display in South Africa. A handful of good performances in the tournament will obviously not guarantee long term success at Old Trafford but just like new signing Javier Hernandez made a huge impression for Mexico, there are others who have shown the sort of potential that Sir Alex Ferguson may be searching for. These are just three of them.
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Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon could be heading for Manchester this summer in one of the biggest transfer deals of the close season and Italian sources believe City are poised to outbid United for a man ranked by many as the world’s number one. There may be not one but TWO stumbling blocks for City however and United’s late victory at Eastlands on Saturday may well scupper any hopes the Blues may have had.

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Sir Alex Ferguson has stepped up his efforts to recruit a long term replacement for Edwin van der Sar by bidding £15 million to land Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. The Manchester United manager will have the 23 year old assessed when his club play Bordeaux on Saturday after identifying the young France World Cup keeper as one of the best in Europe.

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The summer transfer window is yet to start, but Manchester United and Arsenal are in war to secure the service of Fiorentina keeper Sebastien Frey. Both Clubs have been knocked out from the Champions League last week and they are looking to strengthen their squad from now. Read the full story