Edwin Covets European Glory

While Edwin van der Sar is far from fussy when it comes to picking up silverware, the veteran goalkeeper admits he would love to win the Champions League again in May.

The 37-year-old Dutch international last lifted the trophy in 1995 with Ajax and, as his glittering career edges towards its end, he would love to reprise that glory.

“It is very difficult to make a choice on trophies,” he is quoted as saying in the Daily Star. “I don’t think you can really aim for one. I think you have to go with the flow a little bit.

“But, if you had to make a choice in March or April as to which game you would prefer to play in, then I would prefer the Champions League."

With United well set in Europe, but also the Premier League and FA Cup, van der Sar is eager for success in every field.

“All three competitions we are involved in are nice," he said. "It would be great to be Premier League champions again.

“To be champions twice in a row is a good feeling. If you do that, you then stamp your authority on the league, but we will also do all we can to get to the FA Cup Final again.

“We start again [in Europe] in February and we are playing against a good team in Lyon. They will be difficult. But there are no pressures within the club. We don’t think we have to win this and that. We just try and win as much as possible. The thrill is for the supporters to get excited.”