Yokohama – Mohamed Sabe Manchester United keeper Edwin Van der Saar stressed that winning the Club World Cup will be very important for himself as well as his team. "I never won the World Cup with my country, so it'll be great to win it with my club," the Dutch guardian said in a press conference attended by FilGoal.com. "I won the Intercontinental Cup with Ajax in 1995 and now I get the chance to win it with United. It might have been long ago but it's never too late to win it again." After beating Asian champions Gamba Osaka 5-3 on Thursday, United will be facing Liga de Quito of Ecuador in the competition's final on December 21st. "Gamba are a very good team and they didn't give up until the end. We also had some troubles after the long flights as most of us are still jetlagged. "Now we have no more than three days to prepare for Liga. We watched them play Pachuca and we'll need to have different preparations for the final." Many pundits and fans in England have criticized United for taking part in the World Cup, as the competition comes in the middle of the team's hectic local and continental season. "We need to crown our participation by winning the title in order to make our trip worthwhile," added the 38-year-old.