Van der Sar hit for six by extended deal

EDWIN van der Sar never expected to be committing himself to a sixth season at Manchester United.

When the giant Dutch keeper arrived from Fulham on a two-year contract in 2005, he felt his stay at Old Trafford would not go much further than that.

Having graced the biggest stage at Ajax and Juventus before joining what was supposed to be a revolution at Fulham that turned out rather differently than he imagined, van der Sar just relished the chance of starring for a big club once again.