Tom Heaton has clinched his move back to Manchester United.
As well as being welcomed by current number one David de Gea, Heaton has now been greeted by a Champions League winning Red Devils stopper.
Edwin van der Sar reached out to congratulate Heaton on his return to Old Trafford.
Van der Sar was United’s number one goalkeeper while Heaton was in the academy.
The Dutchman will remember Heaton personally, regardless of whether the have kept in touch or not since.
Heaton left the club one year before Van der Sar retired.
This frustrated Sir Alex Ferguson at the time, Heaton revealed, who wanted him to stay and compete.
This old squad photo from August 2006 shows Tom Heaton stood next to Van der Sar, with Thomas Kuszczak on the other side.
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