The Spaniard made a series of good saves in the first half of Wednesday's derby against Manchester City, to twice deny Raheem Sterling and also Bernardo Silva, but he could not stop the latter from cutting a low shot into the bottom corner of his near post at the start of the second period.

Our usually-impeccable stopper was then visibly angered after he was unable to kick away Leroy Sane’s shot as City doubled their advantage.



De Gea’s performance was a subject of conversation in the post-match press conference and Solskjaer was quick to back his man, stating that David – and everyone else in the squad – is working hard to improve at a time in the season when a strong team dynamic is absolutely pivotal.