David De Gea has been the only consistent performer at Manchester United during the turbulent first months of Louis van Gaal s tenure, according to Red Devils legend Peter Schmeichel. De Gea endured a difficult start to his Premier League career following an €23.8 million move from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2011 but is now a key figure at Old Trafford and has impressed this season behind a defence shorn of experienced veterans Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra in the summer and decimated by injuries. Schmeichel, who won 10 major honours in eight trophy-laden years with United under Alex Ferguson, believes De Gea has silenced his doubters and been Van Gaals most reliable player this season. Hes doing really well, the Dane told Goal . I think hes the only player in the squad who performs consistently every time. Last season he was the only player who consistently brought any kind of quality to Manchester United. Last season was good for him because it washed away all that happened before. He won the championship in the year before but there was still this doubt about him and I think he washed that away with his performances. United are still searching for their identity under Van Gaal but a run of five consecutive wins - including victories over Arsenal and Southampton - have lifted them up to third in the Premier League after 15 matches. Thats how you win championships. Thats how you qualify for the Champions League, Schmeichel added. Last season, as soon as they came under pressure and went behind, they would lose the game which is very unlike Manchester United. To get results and play the way they played against Southampton and win that game, it was hugely important. At no point in that game were they impressive but that was the kind of game they would lose last season so thats a very big positive. De Gea United will be bidding to make it six wins in a row when they host Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:29:52 +0000
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