Former Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard has praised David De Gea for overcoming a rocky start to life at Old Trafford and become one of the world’s best.
The Danish stopper made 29 appearances for the Red Devils across five seasons and competed closely with the Spaniard for the number one shirt soon after the latter signed from Atletico Madrid in June 2011.
De Gea came under fire for making errors early on in his United career, but Lindegaard feels the public were too harsh on his former team-mate in those days.
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“He got way too much grief in the beginning on the crosses part of his game,” he told the Evening Standard.