Van der Sar ruled out of Roma tie

Champions League, Group F
Date: Tuesday, 2 October
Kick-off: 1945 BST
Venue: Old Trafford

Manchester United will be without goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar for the Champions League visit of Roma.

The Dutchman suffered a toe injury in the 1-0 Premier League win against Birmingham and was immediately ruled out of Tuesday's Old Trafford tie.

Boss Sir Alex Ferguson said: "Edwin has a problem with his foot. Our medical team are taking care of the situation."

Van der Sar, who is set to undergo a series of precautionary scans, will be replaced by Poland's Tomasz Kuszczak.

Van der Sar has not conceded a goal in seven hours and 44 minutes since he was beaten by Geovanni's deflected effort off Nemanja Vidic in the derby against Manchester City.

But Kuszczak made a fine save from Gary McSheffrey's deflected shot after coming on at half-time against Birmingham and the club have every confidence in the 25-year-old.

"Tomasz made one very good save and showed why he is a Manchester United player," said Ferguson's assistant Carlos Queiroz.

"It is very hard for him behind a player as good as Edwin and he has had to wait for his opportunity, but we are very confident in his ability and we have no worries."

That was the former West Brom keeper's 15th appearance for United, but this will be his first outing in the Champions League.

Tom Heaton, 21, who is yet to play for United, will cover Kuszczak on the bench.