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Liverpool had the better chances to win the match, but the much criticized David De Gea was outstanding in the Manchester United goal. He even saved the best for last, producing some world class saves to deny Dirk Kuyt and Jordan Henderson with just minutes remaining in the match. Source

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has defended David de Gea after the goalkeeper's errors in the first two matches of the season. West Brom's Shane Long and Manchester City's Edin Dzeko both scored after De Gea was slow to get down to low shots. "Some of the media has been a bit judgmental based on the first couple of games," said Smalling. "He has trained really well this week. You can see his agility and kicking. He will be a great goalkeeper for us." United signed De Gea from Atletico Madrid in June, in a deal thought to be worth £18.9m, after his predecessor Edwin van der Sar retired at the end of last season.

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If the report on caughtoffside is to be believed, Sir Alex Ferguson is prepared to bring Slovakian and Napoli midfielder, Marek Hamsik to Manchester United if his bid for Wesley Sneijfer fails. The highly rated midfielder is thought to have a €40m (£35.1m) valuation by Napoli, but the price will not be a deterrence as Sir Alex is prepared splash out, to take this summer's spending above the £80m mark, after he had previously acquired Ashley, David De Gea and Phil Jones this summer.

Spain under-21 goal keeper, David De Gea is currently undergoing a medical ahead of his proposed move to Old Trafford, says the BBC . The reported tansfer fee is in the region of £18.9m as De Gea is set to replace retiring Edwin Van Der Sar. De Gea won the European U-21 championship with Spain on Saturday and will help to bolster Manchester United's defence after the earlier acquisition of Phil Jones from Blackburn.

Spain kept a clean sheet against Ukraine in their European Under 21 championship thanks to this penalty save by David De Gea. Spain won the game 3-0 and qualified for the next round, topping their group.

Manchester United target David De Gea says a large transfer fee in a move to Man United would not faze him. The Athletico Madrid and Spain under 21 goal keeper will reportedly cost United £18m, which would see him the second most expensive goal keeper behind Gianluigi Buffon, who cost Juventus £32.6m in 2001. But the young goal keeper is focused on his performance on the pitch and said of the transfer fee, "that does not interest me. The value that really counts is what you do on the pitch." And went on to comment on the prospect of joining Manchester United, "I feel very motivated that Manchester United are thinking about me."

Athletico Madrid goal keeper, David De Gea has denied claims by Sir Alex Ferguson that he is close to a deal that will see him replace the retiring Edwin Van Der Sar at Old Trafford. Manchester United Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson had earlier claimed that Man. United are close to a deal for De Gea , but De Gea's lawyer says no deal has been made and Athletico president also says he knows nothing about the deal, saying "We don't know anything. Officially neither Manchester [United] or the player at this moment have informed us of anything.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that the club is close to a deal to bring David De Gea to Old Trafford. Manchester United are looking to replace 40 year old Edwin Van Der Sar who will retire at the end of the season, a season which ends after the Champions League final against Barcelona this Saturday. "We've been working on it [the deal] for quite a while, he is young, very quick, good composure, presence and an outstanding replacement for Van der Sar." said Ferguson after Gary Neville's testimonial on Tuesday.