Win Delights De Gea

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea described the result as “fantastic” after his performance helped the Reds to beat Liverpool 3-0 at Old Trafford.

Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Robin van Persie all scored to clinch a sixth consecutive victory for United, although it was the no.1 who was crowned Man of the Match with 87 per cent of the votes cast by followers of the club’s official Twitter account @ManUtd.

De Gea deserves such recognition after producing three excellent saves to deny Raheem Sterling, before frustrating Mario Balotelli with a host of unbelievable stops that left the former Manchester City striker wondering how he didn't score.

“I'm really happy with the three points against Liverpool,” the Spaniard told Sky Sports after the final whistle. “I thought we were very good and scored three goals - it's fantastic. I saved twice from Sterling in the first half and a few times from Balotelli in the second half. At the other end, we scored three goals, so it's unbelievable.”

De Gea’s incredible form this season has helped him to win two Player of the Month awards for October and November, which is all the more commendable when you consider the number of enforced changes to United's defence. “We've had a lot of injuries and we've had to change the defenders every week, but everyone played really well today. We want to be at the top of the league but we have to take it game by game. We have to keep training hard and produce results like we did today.”