4 Goalkeepers you forgot played for Manchester United

#1 Tomasz Kuszczak

Chelsea v Manchester United

The Polish Goalkeeper first caught the eye of the Manchester United scouts in the 2005/06 season, when he played in the Premier League for West Brom. He earned himself a loan move to Old Trafford at the start of the next season and was impressive enough to turn that into a permanent deal on 2nd July 2007.

He began deputizing under the legendary Edwin van der Saar and was quite impressive on quite a few occasions. This included saving a penalty on debut against Arsenal, drawing comparisons to the Dutchman and even giving the impression that he would ultimately replace his mentor in a few years. However, things did not work out so well in the end.

United first signed Lindegaard and then brought in De Gea to replace van der Saar and Kuszczak moved to Watford on loan in February 2012. On July 2012, Kuszczak joined Brighton on a free transfer, playing for 2 years before leaving the club in the summer of 2014. He spent a few months as a free agent, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 2014. In July 2015, he joined Birmingham City, where he currently plays his football.

Kuszczak appeared 61 times for Manchester United, and won 3 Premier League, 2 Football League Cups, 3 Community Shields, 1 UEFA Champions League and 1 FIFA Club World Cup! A trophy cabinet that would make any goalkeeper green in envy, yet few people will remember that Kuszczak played for the Red Devils.

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