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17th October 2017
09:44am BST

On Monday Night Football this week, Carragher went so far as to suggest that the 26-year-old is already the second best 'keeper in Premier League history, just behind Peter Schmeichel who happened to be in studio for the discussion.
"I think he is the best goalkeeper in the world," said Carragher. "Peter is the greatest Premier League goalkeeper but De Gea is second. "We have had some greats, [David] Seaman, [Petr] Cech but he is that good."An outrageous performance against Liverpool on Saturday afternoon confirmed just how valuable De Gea is to United nowadays.
And Schmeichel, who knows what it to takes to frustrate opposition forwards, echoed Carragher's glowing praise for the Spain international.
"We talk about goals being scored in the top corner and overhead kicks, this is the same thing," Schmeichel said.
"This ball is in all the way. It's like he is flying, his feet aren't even touching the ground.
"To win the title, you need your keeper to save you 12-15 points.
"If you look through the history of the Premier League, you have to. No matter how good you are, you will concede chances but there are difficult games."Explore more on these topics: