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Man Utd’s Van der Sar: Rafael had Robinho in his pocket

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has talked up the performance of Rafael da Silva after Sunday’s derby victory at Manchester City.

The Dutchman said: “They didn’t have too many clear-cut chances because we defended really well. Rio, Nemanja and Patrice were great but Rafael at 18 played extremely well up against someone like Robinho.

“We never gave them a sniff and a good defence forms the foundation for success.”