Top 50 David de Gea Quotes

I had a lot of tough times, and I know what it is. We must move forward, working equally and always strong.

You have to keep working and try to improve in every training session.

Talk about Jose Mourinho, and you’re talking about a winner.

I have worked hard in the gym lifting heavy weights and doing a lot of exercises.

In the Under-21s, I played good football for several years, trying to play the same game as the best and with some very good players.

It certainly helps that I’m quite a relaxed guy and I take things in my stride, and if you hear the odd murmur of criticism, you just stay focused on your job and doing what you’re working hard to do. I’ve always been confident in my own ability, and that’s just as important.

English football is different, especially for a goalkeeper. It’s more aggressive, more physical. It’s far, far harder. The ball is in the air more, and you get pushed about. And the referees don’t blow anything!

It is great that a goalkeeper as good as Iker has said that I could be the best of them all.

In training, the players would deliberately hit high balls into me and barge into me so I’d get used to that side of the English game. I actually enjoy the physical side of it now.

Even though I didn’t win any titles, I have positive feelings about my first season at Manchester United. I have learned a lot, and I think I’ve made a lot of progress.

Always, even with the U17s in Spain, U19s, we play from the back, and we try to improve on that a lot. So I always enjoy having the ball at my feet.

It’s all about getting your head down, focusing, working hard, competing in training, keeping fit, and picking up points.

You have to be as strong when things go wrong, but I don’t get nervous.

You cannot train saving with your feet, but sometimes it is instinct. Sometimes it is quicker to go with the feet; going with the hands is sometimes more difficult. Even when I was young, I would go with my feet, it’s something good for me.

When it comes to United, if you don’t win everything, it’s not good enough.

When I’m on the pitch, I only think about helping the team and doing well.

It’s normal to have early difficulties when you get a new manager with a new concept.

In another country, at another club, the fans would not be the same as at Manchester United.

Being the Manchester United goalkeeper is one of the most difficult jobs in football when you look at the size of the club and the goalkeepers who have been here before. There is a lot of pressure on you, but I have worked hard to cope with that.

Every goalkeeper has their own strong points and qualities. What I like to do is focus on every keeper. You can pick bits out of every keeper where they are particularly strong, and you can learn from things like that.

We are Manchester United: we are one of the biggest clubs in the world, and we are going to try to win everything, of course.

It’s a great privilege to be part of a club like United, and I’m keen to do my best and show what I can do.

I like watching films, going out for a bite to eat and drink, and some shopping.

As a goalkeeper, it is a challenge to face Messi.

I always try to do my best.

I think football is evolving, and I think the role of the keeper is becoming more and more important in the game in general.

With any coach, you have a lot of respect for him, but it is difficult to be their friend.

Of course, getting to be No. 1 keeper in the world is a tough ask because there are loads of goalkeepers out there and some very good ones, too. But I always try to give my very best to reach that standard.

It is unbelievable, the fans in China.

I think I have improved a lot since I arrived in England.

When you have bad moments, you have to improve. You have to become stronger to deal with it, and I believe I have become stronger.

It would be great to have more Spanish players at Manchester United.

I think the first attacker has the ball, starts from the back, you can see everything, and you have to play with the feel of a midfielder, not a goalkeeper.

I like lots of different sport, and I was always the type of lad that plays a lot of sport as well. I’ve played basketball; I’m not bad at tennis.

It’s difficult to say with words what Manchester United means for me. For anyone. It’s amazing to play for this club, with the history of this club, for the fans, for everything. It’s amazing to be part of this club.

We are Manchester United, and we want to fight for everything.

All us players do that – looking to play, to fight for a place.

At the end of the day, this is football, and it’s quite normal for anyone to go through difficult moments – and it’s something you can learn from.

I don’t obsess over mistakes, because they do happen, so I just keep working and training hard. I just keep helping the team, which is key.

The criticism I received only served to make me a stronger person.

I’m lucky enough to be mentally strong, which I think is fundamental for a goalkeeper.

After a great save or a mistake by a defender, I prefer not to shout on him; I prefer to wait and say it inside of the dressing room. I was always like that. I am relaxed, I try to be normal after a mistake, and when I make a mistake, I don’t want people coming to me on the pitch shouting at me.

Manchester United are a great club, and being associated with them is a great compliment for me, but Atletico are also great.

Normally, I never listen to the people who speak about me.

The style is the same at all levels, which facilitates things: bring the ball out from the back, keep possession, work gaps to create chances. It’s like that from the Under-15s all the way through. That’s the Spanish way, and it has triumphed.

The time I spent on the bench helped me to reflect and think. It encouraged me to keep fighting and work.

I’m a big fan of the PlayStation, so I spend quite a bit of time doing that.

What matters is the team and all of us being focused on what we need to focus on, which is winning games, rather than contracts or any topics that can be a distraction. What matters is focusing on football.

The fans of Manchester United are one of the best in the world. I felt the support of them from the first day, and I am really happy with them.

The biggest thing for me is that I’ve managed to work through some difficult times, and those moments always make you stronger. It makes you a stronger person and a better player.