Goalkeeper De Gea: The invincible one!

(Baonghean.vn) - The Spanish goalkeeper had a brilliant performance in Manchester United's 3-1 victory over Arsenal early Sunday morning at Emirates Stadium.

Goalkeeper De Gea was the biggest difference between the two teams in the big match between home team Arsenal and MU. At Emirates Stadium - where Arsenal has just won 12 consecutive matches, they also had a match that was considered to be better in terms of game when they had 76% possession, launched 33 shots, of which 15 were on target.

Unfortunately for them, standing in the goal was “Saint De Gea” and leading MU was “the special one” Mourinho. So they lost, lost because no matter how they played, they couldn’t score!

"SaintDe Gea"

Only Mourinho dared to use the tactic of attacking Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Attacking continuously to make the home team's defenders make mistakes. Man United had a perfect start with 2 goals in just the first 11 minutes from Jesse Lingard and Antonio Valencia from the opponent's mistakes.

Goalkeeper De Gea played like he was possessed. Photo: Internet

“Saint De Gea” continuously flew past the opponent’s strikers. Only Alexandre Lacazette scored in a 1-on-1 situation with the goal wide open, because MU defenders thought the Arsenal striker was offside.

The Spanish international denied all of Arsenal's attempts, regardless of the distance or angle. De Gea first nullified Lacazette's half-volley and then Alexis Sanchez's rebound from just three metres.

De Gea even dived quickly to correct his teammate Romelu Lukaku's mistake when the ball hit the striker's foot and changed direction dangerously while under pressure from Granit Xhka, when Sanchez curled a free kick straight towards the away team's goal.

Therefore, coach Arsene Wenger bitterly said: "Not only Arsenal strikers but also MU strikers cannot penetrate De Gea's net." That was the premise for Lingard in a counter-attack to seal a 3-1 victory for MU.

In this match, goalkeeper De Gea had a total of 14 successful saves against Arsenal, a Premier League record. Until now, this 27-year-old "goalkeeper" still feels elated with his admirable performance at Emirates.

“Sometimes you start the game with a lot of good saves, you’re in a good mood and you think you’re invincible,” De Gea told MUTV. “We started really well, scored two important goals and lost control of the game a little bit but overall it was a good performance.”

A night to remember

The "Red Devils" defended strongly against a lot of pressure and Paul Pogba's red card in the 74th minute. The Spanish stopper completely won the trust of MU fans and deserved the club's Man of the Match award.

Premier League Round 15 Team of the Week. Photo: Internet

With 14 saves, David De Gea has just equaled the record for most successful saves in a Premier League match. The previous winners were Tim Krul (Newcastle vs Tottenham in November 2013) and Vito Mannone (Sunderland vs Chelsea in April 2014).

The Portuguese coach's statement after the 1-3 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates: "I told David right away, what I saw today can only come from the best goalkeeper in the world. Not only De Gea but perhaps all my players deserve enthusiastic praise for their performance in this match."

It's been a long time since coach Mourinho had a compliment for his student, but it's unfair not to praise goalkeeper De Gea for playing so well.

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