LOOKED nervous early on and almost came a cropper when he tried to dribble past Rafael van der Vaart. But United's keeper grew in confidence and played some neat passes to his defenders. Certainly an improvement on his first United match.
HANDLING CROSSES
TESTED on only two crosses all evening. The first came from the left and he made a comfortable claim before throwing the ball out to kick-start a United attack. For the second, he flapped hopelessly and had a real let-off as Jermain Defoe hit a post.
SHOT-STOPPING
TOTTENHAM'S attackers wanted to test the keeper after his previous blunders but he looked solid.
The Spaniard made a decent stop in the first half to deny Gareth Bale. He then saved smartly from Niko Kranjcar and Rafael van der Vaart.
POSITIONING
IN the right place at the right time whenever he was called into action - and could do no more than make the saves. As Spurs slowed, he spent a long time just ball watching but still kept his focus and put his body on the line when required.
COMMUNICATION
HARDLY in the same league as predecessor Edwin van der Sar when it comes to barking out orders. Maybe it is the language barrier but De Gea was too quiet and reluctant to pass out instructions. He needs to find his voice to help out his team-mates.
IS HE GOOD ENOUGH?
ON this evidence, yes - and you can understand why Fergie signed him AND kept him in the team despite his errors against Man City and West Brom.
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