Howard is at Old Trafford for long haul

ROOKIE keeper Tim Howard has insisted he does not want to be an overnight sensation at Manchester United.

The American is at Old Trafford for the long haul.

Howard emerged the hero from Sunday’s Charity Shield triumph over Arsenal in Cardiff, his shoot-out saves from Giovanni van Bronkhorst and Robert Pires seeing United lift the season-opening trophy for the first time since 1997.