Rooney: De Gea Still Proving He's The Best

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney continues to be hugely impressed by his team-mate David De Gea, insisting the Spaniard is still the best goalkeeper in the world.

De Gea was deservedly showered with more plaudits after a host of superb saves kept Chelsea at bay for much of Sunday's 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Unfortunately for the Reds, Diego Costa eventually found a way past the 26-year-old, but it was still another outstanding display from United’s Player of the Season for the last two campaigns.

"I think David again made some incredible saves," Rooney told ManUtd.com after the game. "I’ve said before he’s probably been the best goalkeeper in the world in the last few seasons and, again, he made some important saves to keep it at 1-0 for a long time.

"Unfortunately, the goal at the end has got Chelsea a point. It’s a disappointing result, particularly after conceding late on, and it feels a bit like a defeat.

"We sat back a bit too much [late on] and the game was broken up a bit too much because, in my opinion, we were giving too many free-kicks away. We couldn’t get up the pitch and it was difficult at times because Chelsea pushed players up front.

"Overall, it was a good performance and we played some nice stuff, as we have done in the last few games. But, at this stage of the season, it’s results that matter and it was very disappointing to drop two points. The players are down at the minute after conceding late on, but we need to lift ourselves for next weekend now.

"We know there are positives to take from the performance. We’ll try to take them into the game on Saturday [at Sunderland]."