Who is out there who is actually able to be bought right now and who is going to be a world-class goalkeeper right now at Manchester United?
The only one I see is [Jan] Oblak, but can you get him out of Atletico Madrid? And if you do how much are you going to have to spend?
An obscene amount of money. I say stick with him [De Gea], he has earned that right to be stuck with.
On the United keeper, he added: “When people make mistakes, they’re open to criticism. That’s just natural, that is just how football is. David de Gea is no exception. He’s made mistakes, glaring mistakes in some big games, notably the game against Chelsea in the semi-final at Wembley. Yes, he should be doing better. I have played with David, he’s his own biggest critic. He’ll be sitting at home mulling over these, going through the situations and making sure that he tries to get rid of these mistakes that he is committing at the moment. I watched these games with my boys at home and I was flabbergasted to see them go past David because he’s a top-drawer goalkeeper. It is disappointing really, as a Manchester United fan you want to defend your player but at the moment he is not in a position to be defended in that respect.”