Tomasz Kuszczak had been tipped to step in for his first Premier League start of the season after he kept a clean sheet in the Carling Cup win over Wolves.However, Ferguson has been quick to give Foster a public vote of confidence, insisting he will play at the Britannia Stadium.It was a good opportunity for Tomasz to play on Wednesday but Ben will play [at Stoke]," said the United boss. "Ben has not had a lot of game experience but he will be OK.Ferguson is more concerned Van der Sar is available again this season after he suffered two broken fingers in a pre-season game against Bayern Munich in July.

Meanwhile, Ferguson confirmed he expects first-choice goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to be out for another three weeks.For three seasons now, the 38-year-old has waited until the depths of winter to determine his fate, which the answer coming up positive each time. It has always been the case with Edwin that he has made the decision around the end of December and it will be this same this season too," said boss Sir Alex Ferguson. There is going to be a time when he decides it is time but he never does anything at this stage of the season.It was originally thought the former Fulham star would be out for two months, but Ferguson has confirmed he will be sidelined for another three weeks, meaning the first time he will be available is the encounter with Bolton on October 17.

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