United were ejected from the tournament at Wembley on Saturday afternoon thanks to a second-half winner from City man Yaya Toure, while Paul Scholes was dismissed for an ugly tackle on Pablo Zabaleta.
And Red Devils goalkeeper Van der Sar says the defeat struck more of a blow due to the identity of their opponents.
It happens, that one mistake from micheal carrick took the game away form them but I guess, they would do well in the champions league.