De Gea reveals his greatest save....
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Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea reveals his greatest save
David de Gea has plenty of great saves to choose from and the Man Utd goalkeeper believes his greatest came in his first Reds season.
- David de Gea has plenty of great saves to choose from and the Man Utd goalkeeper believes his greatest came in his first Reds season.
De Gea has a catalogue of great saves
David de Gea has produced so many superb saves in his four-and-a-half years with
Manchester United and he cherishes one, in particular.
The Spaniard has picked out his denial of
Juan Mata 's
free-kick in Chelsea and United's frantic 3-3 draw from February 2012 as his greatest stop.
United had, moments earlier, completed their comeback from 3-0 down to level at Stamford Bridge through Javier Hernandez when Mata, who had scored an elegant volley earlier in the game, stood over a free-kick around 25 yards out from goal.
Mata's left-footed curler was headed for the top right-hand corner until De Gea managed to swivel his right arm around and palm the ball wide for a corner.
The United No.1, however, did concede a Mata free-kick the following season in United's 3-2 win at Chelsea.
De Gea's save was the first turning point in his United career.
"When you look back over a season there are lots of defining moments and key goals," he said in April 2012.
De Gea was beaten by Mata later in 2012
"But, I suppose, from a team point of view, and particularly from a personal point of view, the fact the save was right in the last minute was decisive.
"It gave me a huge confidence boost as well and that was important."