United welcome back calming force

Manchester United could welcome back veteran goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar against Burnley on Saturday. The Dutch glovesman has been out since mid-November with knee knack and has also had to be with his wife Annemarie who suffered a stroke just before Christmas. But now the 39-year-old is ready to return after spending this week in Qatar with the team who were getting in some warm weather training. "Edwin has come back to training and has done very well," said United manager Sir Alex Ferguson on Friday. "He has been out for a few weeks and it is great to see him back. He will give us so much experience when he eventually does come back, which is important to us." Given United’s much publicised defensive troubles in recent months, it looks likely that Van der Sar will be recalled in favour of Tomasz Kuszczak against Burnley.