David De Gea has been putting in extra training sessions working only with his feet as Manchester United look to mix up their style, according to the Sun.
The Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to create a more attractive brand of football at Old Trafford.
It is understood he believes United are behind their rivals City and Liverpool in terms of playing from the back.
And De Gea has been putting in extra work to improve his skills with the ball fired back towards him.
The Spanish goalkeeper has had coaches working with him since he came back in the summer for pre-season.
An Old Trafford source said: “He has been training exclusively with his feet, at least half-an-hour at a time.
“The coaches have him fired repeatedly with ball returns under pressure with various passing options.
“They are also doing it because of the recent new rule changes of allowing two defenders inside the penalty area at goal kick.
“He has been clipping balls beyond the 18-yard box and into the full-backs and has worked well so far.”
ManUtdRed
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Imagine David De Gea,best shotstopper in the world with the footwork of Rio Ferdinand
Meshybaba247
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I already noticed that in the match against Chelsea. When he fed Shaw with a high long accurate pass close to the midfield line, and also feed pogba, McTominay, through the middle when he was been pressed and fed AWB occasionally. I was talking to a Manchester United fan sitting next to me that De Gea is distributing nice passes and more good at his feet.
lented
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It's like De gea wants to keep clean sheet till the end of the season