MOURINHO: DE GEA IS THE WORLD'S BEST
Jose Mourinho has told our Man of the Match David De Gea that his impressive display against Arsenal proved he is the best goalkeeper in the world. The Spaniard was in outstanding form during the Reds' brilliant 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening – including a remarkable double stop to deny Alexandre Lacazette and Alexis Sanchez in quick succession in the second half. He made 14 saves in the game – the joint-most by a goalkeeper in a single Premier League game alongside Tim Krul, for Newcastle against Tottenham in November 2013, and Vito Mannone, for Sunderland against Chelsea in April 2014 - since Opta started recording that data in 2003/04. De Gea was the overwhelming winner of our star-man award, as chosen by fans on Twitter , with 90 per cent of the final vote, ahead of two-goal Jesse Lingard and Marcos Rojo. After the game, the boss recognised the efforts of De Gea and felt his performance illustrated that th
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