Edwin van der Sar's spectacular stop from Fabrice Muamba was voted Save of the Season by ManUtd.com readers.
More than 4000 United fans voted in the poll and here are the results:
- Edwin van der Sar v Bolton (26.8%)
- Ben Foster v Arsenal (13.8%)
- Edwin van der Sar v Liverpool (11.8%)
But contrasting to fans opinion, United’s goalkeeper coach Eric Steele considers Ben Foster's save at White Hart Lane from Jermaine Jenas as the Save of the Season. The reason he picked Foster's stop is due to "the amount of work that went into making the save."
Steele, who joined United's coaching ranks in August 2008, said
The shot’s been curled around a defender, which means Ben’s seen it late. He’s had to take an extra step before launching himself and not only does he get a hand to the ball, he gets a strong hand to ensure he tips it around the post.
What also made this save so special was its context: it was just after half-time when we were leading 2-1. A goal for Tottenham would have let them right back into the game.
He did praise VDS’s effort and said, “Sometimes Edwin’s labeled as a goalkeeper who’s very calm and good with the ball at his feet. But he’s also capable of making world-class saves and the one at Bolton is a prime example of that.”
Steele also voted Tomasz Kuszczak's flying stop from Jamie O'Hara at Fratton Park as one of the best saves. He described the save as “out of this world.”
Steele’s choices barely got any votes from the fans. Its surprising how the opinion of fans and the coach differ so much!
