Only one goalkeeper has ever used their feet better than Man Utd's David De Gea – Garth Crooks
Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2017 by squawka.com
Garth Crooks has claimed that former Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur star Pat Jennings is the only goalkeeper who has ever used his feet better than Manchester United's David De Gea.
De Gea made an astounding save with his feet to thwart Liverpool's Joel Matip at Anfield on Saturday and Crooks was full of praise for the Spaniard.
Jennings, who won the FA Cup with both Arsenal and Tottenham, also often used his feet to make excellent stops.
Crooks told BBC Sport: "Unfortunately for United it's a while since they had a team capable of reclaiming the trophy they used to win on such a regular basis. But if you are going to win the Premier League you need a world-class goalkeeper to do it, and I think we all agree that David de Gea is in that class.
"His save from Liverpool defender Joel Matip with his feet was unbelievable. I could never understand keepers who always felt they had to save every shot with a textbook save, fresh from the coaching manual, with their hands. I can assure you strikers get just as frustrated when a goalkeeper produces a world-class save with his feet.
"Former United keeper Peter Schmeichel used his feet better than most, but the greatest of them all must have been Pat Jennings. The former Northern Ireland international was a master at keeping the ball out of the net with judicious use of his feet. De Gea is a close second, and the only reason United got a point at Anfield."
De Gea has already made several superb stops this campaign and is certainly living up to his reputation of being one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
Possessing outstanding reflexes, De Gea has kept seven clean sheets in eight Premier League appearances so far this season, while he has made an average of 9.5 saves per goal conceded.
De Gea has only won the Premier League once with United and will hope to help his side last the distance this season as they battle for the title.
Although he has long been linked with a move to Real Madrid, De Gea has remained at United and seems settled at the club.
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