He has been Manchester United’s player of the year in four of the past five seasons. Last December, in Manchester United’s win at Arsenal, he equalled the Premier League record of 14 saves in a game. De Gea does not play as well for Spain as he does for United. Of course, Manchester City play a very different game to Manchester United. It is never wise to be too definitive about aspects of psychology but Spain play in a different way to United.

Source: The Irish Times September 07, 2018 09:22 UTC