David de Gea is the “best around at the moment,” says Andrei Kanchelskis, but does not consider Manchester United’s current No. 1 to be better than his old team-mate Peter Schmeichel.
The Red Devils have been fortunate to boast a number of world-class performers between the sticks down the years.
Schmeichel helped them to establish dominance under Sir Alex Ferguson, with Edwin van der Sar taking over after a couple of failed experiments.
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De Gea has been the next to pick up the baton, with the Spaniard having overcome a slow start at Old Trafford to become a model of consistency with a record-setting haul of Player of the Year awards.