'Everything was on Ronaldo, Rooney, Berbatov and Tevez at the start of the season but you need everything to win things. 'It shows the strength in depth in this team and that is important for the amount of games you have to play until the end of the season. 'But Jonny Evans has been fantastic, Rafael also played some games and did very well, John O'Shea came in for Patrice Evra. 'We've had a lot of players injured during this run of games,' added Van der Sar. Van der Sar and Nemanja Vidic have been ever-presents with Gary Neville, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Rafael, Jonny Evans and John O'Shea weighing in.

'I am happy to get the record but the main thing is we want be holding something in our hands at the end of the season.'Įight defenders have been the main contributors in the run that began after Arsenal's Samir Nasri scored at the Emirates on November 8. 'I had a couple of records in Holland with Ajax, ten games without a goal, and a Champions League record of nine games, so it is good. 'A lot of players ask for the match ball when they score three times so I thought I might as well take it home,' said the 38-year-old. United's total since they last conceded stands at 1,032, not bad going in one of the most competitve leagues in the world.īut while Van der Sar wanted Tuesday's match ball souvenir he has his eyes on more prestigious prizes in his hands come May. If the Reds keep Everton at bay for 72 minutes at Old Trafford on Saturday they will beat the all-time Football League record held by Reading, who went 1,103 minutes in the old Fourth Division without letting in a goal in 1979. EDWIN Van der Sar asked for the match ball from referee Rob Styles to commemorate United's Premier League record-breaking clean-sheet achievement - and he could be going home with another on Saturday.

Edwin van der sar clean sheet record