David de Gea has been lauded as “the best Premier League keeper in the last 10 years” by Manchester United team-mate Harry Maguire.
There was a time not all that long ago when the Spaniard was relatively unchallenged when it comes to the pick of shot-stopping talent in the English top-flight.
While the Red Devils toiled as a collective in the wake of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, De Gea was able to maintain an impressive level of consistency. That allowed him to collect a record-setting haul of four Player of the Year awards at Old Trafford, while also being voted into five PFA Teams of the Year.
The likes of Alisson and Ederson have helped to raise the bar when it comes to the art of goalkeeping in recent times, but Maguire believes United still have the pick of the bunch.
The Red Devils captain told MUTV of the man who operates behind him forming a formidable last line of defence: “Having played under him I’ve realised how good of a keeper he is.
“I’ve watched him over the years in the Premier League and for me he’s been the best Premier League keeper in the last 10 years or so. To play under him this year, it’s been great to see how he goes about his business in training each day, he’s an excellent trainer.”
De Gea is not the only United colleague that Maguire holds in the highest regard. Having once been charged with the task of trying to contain the threat posed by Marcus Rashford, the England centre-half is happy to now be on the same side as a jet-heeled forward.
Maguire believes a team-mate at domestic and international level is capable of reaching the very top of the game, with there still plenty of potential for him to unlock at the age of 22.
He added on Rashford: “I’ve always spoken so highly of Marcus when I was with him at England. I can’t speak highly enough of him. I think he’s going to go on to have an exceptional career.
“I think he’s going to go on to – I don’t want to put too much pressure on him – be a wonderful player for Manchester United, as he is now.”
Prior to suffering an untimely back injury, which threatened his involvement at Euro 2020 before the event was pushed back by 12 months, Rashford had delivered a personal-best return of 19 goals in the 2019-20 campaign.
He has been used a central striker by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at times, but admits to being more comfortable in the wide attacking role that he has grown accustomed to filling for club and country.
MartialAssasinator
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That's a very true fact,, No one comes close to match him,, his incredible stats as a goal keeper with Smalling and Phil Jones says it all
SH221B
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Yes, De Gea is the best PL keeper of the decade. It's difficult to find a Class Goalkeeper like him
Bazbcdmpu
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5 PFA Team of the Year nominations in the last 6 years. Incredible!!
DanRash10
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He has been the best premier league Goal keeper of last 10years and I believe with Defenders like Maguire, Aron wan bissaka, bailly, and some other youngsters and signings, he will be at the very top again... If you are criticizing De gea now because of his mistakes, remember what he has done for the club long time ago... He has saved United ass when everybody thought it was over
Ossboy
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David De Gea is the top, best, brilliant goalkeeper in the world. Not just in EPL. He is fantastic spider man. it's just that Man Utd doesn't a team who can win the big titles like UCL, EPL right now. Otherwise if De Gea was a team like Real Madrid in the last five years , he would be a wonderful, fabulous and spectacular goalkeeper in the world.
Alvyndeclerk
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yes in the last 10 years he's number one
DanRash10
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Some people here might be commenting just for the fun of it or for the likes they might get... But we united fans know the truth and we all know that he is a classic goal keeper, a shot stopper.. He is the best even till now I see him as the best because in anything you do, there is always a bad time.. But you always have a chance to bounce back