Not since the Great Dane has their been such a huge presence to grace the United No.1 jersey
Alex Ferguson has faced many challenges during his tenure at United, but none greater than that of trying to replace Peter Schmeichel. Numerous stoppers have tried to fill those colossal boots, but the only one to come close has been giant Dutchman Van der Sar, who signed from Fulham in 2005. The Netherlands international was a calm presence between the sticks as United won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2007 and 2008, and the former Ajax and Juventus player also saved Nicolas Anelka’s penalty to take the 2008 Champions League trophy to Old Trafford.