This is the real Man Utd: De Gea
Goalkeeper David De Gea believes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has unlocked the “real Manchester United” after beating Tottenham 1-0 yesterday to seal their sixth straight win following the caretaker manager’s arrival.
De Gea produced one of the finest goalkeeping displays in many a year as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer overcame Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham to become the first manager in Manchester United’s history to win their first six matches in charge.
Sunday’s eagerly-anticipated Premier League encounter pitted the bookmakers’ favourites to permanently replace Jose Mourinho against one another as a packed Wembley witnessed a clash that lived up to the billing.
Marcus Rashford’s splendid strike from an equally impressive Paul Pogba pass sealed United’s 1-0 win in the capital, but De Gea will take the headlines after an incredible display that left Pochettino, the frontrunner to take over at Old Trafford this summer, in disbelief.
If it was not his hands, the Spaniard got there with his feet to stop the Spurs onslaught in a remarkable second half.
De Gea had made 11 saves by the time the full-time whistle went in a captivating match at Wembley, where Solskjaer wrote his name into the history books by extending his 100 per cent record in a sixth match in all competitions.
After the game, De Gea told Sky Sports: “We won the game against a top team, we controlled the first half but in the second half they had chances.
“I don’t even remember some of the saves so I can’t pick a best.”
The eagerly-anticipated League encounter pitted the bookmakers’ favourites to permanently replace Jose Mourinho against one another as a packed Wembley witnessed a clash that lived up to the billing. Billed as a public audition between the man who Manchester United desperately want to be their next permanent manager and the man who desperately wants the job, this game did not disappoint.
United’s victory in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first major test since succeeding Mourinho will enhance the caretaker’s reputation and aid his case to be considered for the job fulltime in the summer – but he hardly outwitted Pochettino, United’s top choice for the job.
Indeed, given the manner of the win – with United needing De Gea to make save after save after save in the second half – the result will do little to damage Pochettino’s reputation, even if it killed Spurs’ unlikely title challenge. -Evening Standard