Berbatov: 'De Gea looks like Spider-Man'

"De Gea cannot be replaced," said former striker Dimitar Berbatov. "His two saves today came in situations that were certain to be goals. But De Gea reacted like Spider-Man and didn't let the opponent score. When the score was 0-0, Man Utd was easy to kick. much more than the case of 0-2 lead".

In the eighth minute, the money returned to Harvey Barnes to face the goalkeeper and sink to the corner, but De Gea reached out to push the ball to save. In the 20th minute, striker Kelechi Iheanacho headed the near goal to the near corner, this time the 33-year-old goalkeeper flew with the ball pushed right on the goal line. In both situations, there was at least one Leicester player holding his head in regret.

Berbatov was also impressed with two other Man Utd players in this match, two strikers. The former Bulgaria player thinks that Rashford is "on another level", and Wout Weghorst is appreciated for his effort. "Weghorst doesn't score many goals but presses with incredible intensity, holds the ball well and creates space for teammates," added Berbatov. "If a central midfielder of Man Utd is injured, Weghorst can absolutely play that position."

Rashford scored twice, and Jadon Sancho also scored to help Man Utd beat Leicester 3-0 on February 19. Weghorst had the most shots in the match, including two good face-to-face opportunities but could not take advantage. However, the 1.97-meter-tall striker repeatedly supported the defense from far and near, with four successful tackles.

Rashford was named man of the match, having scored in 14 of 17 games after the 2022 World Cup. The 26-year-old forward also admired the goalkeeper, saying that "the team could not have won without De Gea". . And coach Erik ten Hag said that "Man Utd played badly in the first half, and would have conceded if it wasn't for De Gea's talent".

Keeping a clean sheet this match, De Gea equaled Peter Schmeichel's record of 180 clean sheets for Man Utd, across 521 matches. Schmeichel himself also wrote on Twitter to praise his juniors: "This clean sheet was difficult, but De Gea deserved two alien saves. Congratulations on your great achievement."