There were few mainstays in the Manchester United side who could have held their heads high after the end of last season, but David de Gea was one of them.
The Spaniard is now the longest-serving active squad member within the squad, and is the only first-team member to have lifted the Premier League title given Phil Jones has been cast from Ten Hag’s plans.
His form in 2022 has peaked, briefly troughed, and peaked again ahead of the World Cup break. In many ways it shows his resilience and he won a lot of respect when he faced the cameras after his blunder in the maddening 4-0 defeat to Brentford.
