[...]Van der Sar was appreciative of the display of Schalke counterpart Manuel Neuer, who has been touted as a potential replacement for the Dutchman when he steps down at the end of the season.

It now appears 25-year-old Neuer is bound for Bayern Munich instead but Van der Sar said: "Neuer played really well."

"I haven't seen a lot of him because I ( Read more... )

Manuel Neuer was pleased to earn the praise of Sir Alex Ferguson, but was left 'irritated' by Schalke's 2-0 defeat by Manchester United.

United secured a comfortable first-leg advantage in their UEFA Champions League semi-final after a dominant performance in Gelsenkirchen on Tuesday evening.

But for Neuer's heroics in goal, the Red Devils could have ( Read more... )

Schalke 04 face a mammoth task if they are to progress beyond the semi-final of the Champions League after going down 2-0 at home to Manchester United in the first leg.

After making a bright start at a packed-out Veltins Arena, Ralf Rangnick's men soon found themselves under the cosh against the 18-time English champions and only the heroics of ( Read more... )

Raul will definitely score against United - Neuer

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has backed Schalke's star striker Raul to "definitely" score against Manchester United in their Champions League semi-final tie.

Raul has tormented United in the past, when playing in the white of Real Madrid, and he was in superb form in Schalke's quarter-final triumph ( Read more... )

Friendly reception was a relief for Neuer

This article is in German and it basically says that Manu was glad that in the first match after his announcement that he wouldn’t renew his contract with Schalke, the reaction of the fans was mostly positive. The fans had signs that said among other things: “We forgive you”, “You will always be our Manu” ( Read more... )