Old Trafford No.1 Tim Howard lost United several Premiership points earlier this season by letting in a few sloppy yet costly goals.

"It's all speculation - when you have eight months to go on your contract, it's always going to lead to speculation. It's very flattering." said Australian Schwarzer

"I've been around the premiership for a while now and had some good performances so that tends to get your name put around a bit."

He added: "But in all honesty, I'm not sure what's going to happen."

Despite the consistency of Roy Carroll in-between the sticks, Sir Alex Ferguson has proved he's reluctant to fully keep the Ulsterman there.