Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed former Manchester United youngster Ron-Robert Zieler after the 22-year-old made his international debut for Germany in the 3-3 draw with Ukraine last week.
The goalkeeper was signed by United at the age of 16 and progressed through the club's ranks into the reserve side but was released in 2010 following a string of injuries.
He moved to Bundesliga side Hannover 96, and after a string of impressive performances in their reserve side, has established himself as the club's first choice stopper.
After being told about Zieler's debut cap, Ferguson told manutd.com: “That’s fantastic. I must send him a message.
“He got an injury here in the Reserves and was out for about eight months, unfortunately, when he came back, Ben Amos had jumped ahead of him in the pecking order. I’m really pleased to hear this news, though. I’m glad he’s doing well.
“We helped Ron-Robert orchestrate his move to Hannover. We had a scout over there at the time and I gave him a call. He then came across, spoke to Ron and got the Hannover coach across to Manchester to watch him train.
“They were happy to take him and we were delighted to organise that move for him. He’s since come on leaps and bounds and is obviously doing fantastically. He always worked hard and he’s a very nice lad.”
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