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#2 Manchester United: David de Gea
If there is one player who has consistently single-handedly affected his team’s final position in the league table over the years in the Premier League, then it has to be David de Gea. The Spaniard has been sensational this season too, as his brilliant shot-stopping coupled with equally laudable reflexes have helped De Gea register his name as the best goalkeeper in European football.
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De Gea has been rock solid between the posts and that has often saved United as the level of his performances is quite literally unmatched in the Premier League.
Despite being a goalkeeper, De Gea has managed to steal the spotlight from other United stars as his displays on the field in big matches have been crucial to United holding up to the second spot in the league table. De Gea has made some astonishing saves this season; such as his reflex save against Joel Matip in the match at Anfield in October.
Then, in December, De Gea came up with a once-in-a-lifetime sort of performance when he made a record-breaking 14 saves against Arsenal at Emirates, which included a double save off Alexandra Lacazette and Alexis Sanchez. He stopped another amazing header from Christian Benteke against Crystal Palace in March.
However, the season-defining save would be off Sergio Aguero in the 89th minute of the Manchester derby this month. He quite literally criminally denied the Argentine a header from four yards away with a save that could well be labelled as the best of the season.
The former Atleti man has helped Manchester United keep 17 clean sheets in the Premier League so far, and he might as well walk away with the Golden Glove this season. De Gea has made 108 successful saves this season, and many of them have been determinable to the final result of the game.
Gary Neville recently said that De Gea is the only world-class player in United’s squad. I do not want to argue on that, as the Spaniard will definitely walk into the first-team of any top club in Europe now.
Honourable Mention: Nemanja Matic
