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Ben Husband

Thibaut Courtois hits back after being compared to Man Utd keeper David de Gea

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Thibaut Courtois has refuted the claims that he isn’t the complete goalkeeper after being compared to David de Gea.

The Belgian shot stopper was Real Madrid ’s hero in the Champions League final victory last week, denying Liverpool time and time again during the 1-0 win. In total Courtois made nine saves in total and demanded respect, believing he is underrated in England, despite his time with Chelsea.

''I saw a lot of tweets coming my way today saying that I will be humbled, but I think it was the other way around,” he explained after lifting the European Cup. ''Today I needed to win a final for my career, for all the hard work - to put respect on my name because I don't think I have a lot of respect in England.''

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