‘IT WAS A BIT STRANGE’: David De Gea Reacts to His penalty save

 

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea made a rare penalty save from West Ham United’s Mark Noble on Sunday – and found the build-up ‘a bit strange’.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic happy with Anfield draw

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was happy with Manchester United’s 0-0 draw at Liverpool on Monday, and insists his side remain in the running for the Premier League title.
It was a closely-contested game of few chances at Anfield, but David de Gea had to be at his best to deny Emre Can and Philippe Coutinho in the second-half as Liverpool ended the game with 65 per cent possession against a stubborn United side.
Ibrahimovic fluffed is lines with United’s best chance, failing to convert Paul Pogba’s cross with a header, but the former Sweden international was content to take a point back to Manchester.
“I think it was a good result, after the second half, the chances they had,” Ibrahimovic told Sky Sports.
“First half we did what we needed to do. Second half we did it less. It opened up more for them. They had more chances than they did in the first half.”
Ibrahimovic remains upbeat about United’s long-term prospects, as Jose Mourinho looks to re-establish the club’s credentials as challengers for key trophies.
“We will still work and we can do much more. We are working hard and we are getting there,” Ibrahimovic added.
“The season is long. Many teams are losing points at the same time. Any week different things can happen. You need to win games [but] if you win two games in a row you are near the top. That’s the way it has been so far.
“It’s a long season, the competition is long, it’s not easy. We are fighting, we are training hard so we just need to click – then it will be easier.”
On his own spurned chance he admitted: “It was difficult…but I should have at least got it on target. But I was there, that’s the important thing and next time I will do better.”

De Gea: Pogba feels at home with United

David De Gea has welcomed Paul Pogba's record-breaking return to Manchester United and claimed it feels like the Frenchman had never left Old Trafford.

The France international left Manchester in 2012 to prove his worth at Juventus by winning four Serie A titles in Italy. Although he was suspended for Sunday's Premier League opener at Bournemouth, the 24-year-old is in contention to make his second United debut against Southampton on Friday night.

There is already plenty of excitement surrounding Pogba's reappearance in the red shirt and that is shared by De Gea, the club's three-time Player of the Year. "I think he is something special," enthused the United goalkeeper on MUTV. "Signing for this club, he played here before and I think he’s home. 

"He feels like this is his home and we are all really, really happy to have him again in Manchester. He's now with all his friends again in Manchester, with everyone here, and he looks like he never left the club. He's really good for the team.

"I think it’s good to have a mix of young players and experienced players," De Gea continued. "That's what we have in the team now and I think it’s really good for the young players. They have done really well, they train very hard and it’s really good to see."