“Growing up, of course, David De Gea was and is still a big goalkeeper in the world, especially those years when he was at his height in this club, so of course you watch him most of the time,” our no.31 told Premier League Productions.
“But when I was growing up, it was 2008/2009, that was prime United as well, so it was van der Sar in goal then. I don't really recall one particular save… I think I also can resonate with him more.
“Our characters are maybe a bit more alike, and just every game he was solid and he was there and he was a rock behind the defence. That's also when I always tell some teammates, because you're at this big club and you have so many good team-mates, you also sometimes have to give them the possibility to shine.
“As a goalkeeper, sometimes you just don't really have to make too many big saves, you just don't want to give the game away, you always want to stay in the game. So then it's players like Bruno Fernandes or other people, attackers can make the difference in the game, so that's also something I'm trying to do, to keep my team in the game when it needs to be.”