article_snippet.sent: United are flying and the reason both are in this position is down to De Gea.
article_snippet.sent: De Gea has come of age during the past two years and De Gea performances in the first half of the campaign gave both a platform to build from.
article_snippet.sent: De Gea is now in the top three goalkeepers in the world — when De Gea arrived De Gea wasn’t even in the top three in the Premier League.
article_snippet.sent: The first time I played against De Gea, De Gea looked like a kid who had been pulled out of the youth ranks.
article_snippet.sent: De Gea had no physical presence and it was something Liverpool looked to exploit during an FA Cup tie in January 2012.
article_snippet.sent: Jamie Carragher believes De Gea is one of the main reasons United are enjoying such a successful run .
article_snippet.sent: De Gea endured a difficult start to De Gea United career as De Gea struggled with physicality of the Premier League .
article_snippet.sent: Daniel Agger scored a header to put us 1-0 up but Daniel Agger task was made easier because us crowded De Gea out and De Gea simply didn’t have the power or the confidence to barge De Gea way through a crowd of bodies.
article_snippet.sent: That is not something you could say about De Gea now.
article_snippet.sent: But as good as De Gea has been, I feel De Gea will miss out on becoming the first goalkeeper to win PFA Player of the Year since Pat Jennings in 1976.