David de Gea's fellow professionals at Manchester United might have voted him their player of the season, but the goalkeeper remains in the international wilderness despite his club displays.
The 31-year-old enjoyed a good season, making 128 saves in 38 Premier League games, and his teammates clearly recognised that but for the Spaniard, their dreadful season could have been worse. This was United's worst season defensively since 1978/79 but their long-serving goalkeeper still emerged with credit, although this was a campaign that in a way played to De Gea's strengths.
He is an excellent shot-stopper and he had a lot of shots to try and stop as United fell apart under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then Ralf Rangnick. He was given plenty of opportunities to excel.
