Edwin van der Sar should be fit to face Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, despite needing to be substituted at Stamford Bridge in the first half.

The Dutchman was injured in a collision with Chelsea's Florent Malouda in Sunday’s 1-1 draw. He played on briefly before signalling to the bench he could not continue.

“He got some studs in the kneecap and there was a bit of swelling there,” Sir Alex Ferguson told MUTV after the final whistle. “Hopefully he’ll be okay for next week.”

Van der Sar isn’t the only Reds goalkeeper who’ll be visiting the treatment room at Carrington this week.

Ben Foster fell awkwardly on his ankle playing for United’s reserves last Thursday and is expected to be out of action for up to two months.

“Ben’s not had any luck,” said Sir Alex on Friday. “He’s been blighted by injuries so far in his career. He’s a top goalkeeper and I just hope he gets a little break now.”

Tomasz Kuszczak, who replaced van der Sar at Chelsea, will almost certainly don United’s goalkeeper jersey again on Tuesday night, against Middlesbrough in the Carling Cup.