Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will be out of action for up to two months due to injury, the English permier league club said on Wednesday.

The 38-year-old Dutch underwent surgery on a broken finger and bone in his left hand after he sustained the injury in a penalty shootout loss to Bayern Munich in last week's preseason game.

United will have to turn to either Tomasz Kuszczak or Ben Foster as replacement goalkeeper in the opening stages of the season.

United plays Chelsea in the Community Shield on Sunday, a week before it league opener against Birmingham.

(Xinhua News Agency August 6, 2009)