To the glee of the United fans, O'Shea managed to keep a clean sheet too, memorably robbing Keane of possession on one occasion when Rio Ferdinand - who donned the keeper's shirt himself at one stage - sold him short with a back pass.

With Tomasz Kuszczak lined up to replace Van der Sar in next weekend's Premiership tussle with Charlton, O'Shea will thankfully not have to repeat his appearance, but he is eager to ensure someone will profit from Van der Sar's mishap.

"I will get the shirt framed and try to raise some money for charity in Ireland with it," he said.

"Apart from in my younger days, I don't remember anything like that happening before. It was a pretty nerve-wracking experience. As soon as Edwin went down, Gary Neville came over and asked me.

"I said yes, but then Rio came over to the side and said he had been in goal once before at West Ham and grabbed the shirt. In the end, I went in - I knew my Gaelic Football skills would come in handy one day!"