He left United in 2001 after winning three Premier League titles and a Champions League winners medal in three glorious years at Old Trafford.
The legendary Dutch centre-half made an acrimonious departure in 2001 after landing three Premier League titles and a Champions League winners medal in three glorious years at Old Trafford.
And now, at the age of 40, he will wear the red shirt again after agreeing to play in the United v Real Madrid Legends match.
The decision to sell Stam, whose name is still chanted from the terraces, is regarded as one of few mistakes by Sir Alex Ferguson who later admitted as much.
But Reds fans will get the chance to see him in action once more after he became one of four former players to commit to the June 2 fixture.
Others to have already signed up include Dwight Yorke, Andrew Cole, Denis Irwin, Lee Sharpe, Dion Dublin and Quinton Fortune.
The veterans will be looking to overturn a 3-2 deficit inflicted upon them in the Bernabeu last summer and raise cash for the Manchester United Foundation, the club's charity arm.
Van der Sar, who will play at Old Trafford for the first time since his retirement in 2011, said: "I was lucky to enjoy an incredible career and finish on a high with Manchester United.
Of course I have missed playing football and I'm really looking forward to returning to Old Trafford. Nothing can replicate the feeling of competing in front of a home crowd against a quality opposition like Real Madrid and to do it for charity makes it more special. In my time at United, I visited some of the Foundation's projects and I know the money raised from this game will really help to make a difference."
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