🔴 Edwin van der Sar’s Unreal Clean Sheet Streak: The Wall That Refused to Fall
From 15th November 2008 to 18th February 2009, Manchester United’s goal was locked down tighter than Fort Knox — and at the heart of it stood Edwin van der Sar, a true icon between the sticks.
For 14 straight Premier League matches, not a single goal went past him. Let that sink in. Fourteen games. Zero goals conceded. Opponents tried, but they might as well have been shooting at a brick wall.
This legendary streak didn’t happen by chance. With a defensive unit that boasted Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic in their absolute prime, United were untouchable. Every cross, every shot, every attack — shut down. Efficient. Ruthless. Cold.
The run smashed Chelsea’s previous record of 10 clean sheets in 2004/05. Arsenal (1997/98), Liverpool (2005/06), and Chelsea again (2006/07) had all managed 8 — but United didn’t just beat them, they obliterated that standard.
It finally took Roque Santa Cruz of Blackburn to break the spell in a 2-1 win at Old Trafford. But by then, the history had already been written.
This wasn’t just goalkeeping — this was domination.
🧤 Van der Sar’s streak is still untouched to this day.
And honestly? It might never be broken.
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