After 20 years of playing for Manchester United, Ryan Giggs knows a top-class goalkeeper when he sees one.
And having seen new goalkeeper David de Gea make a string of fine saves on his debut in a pre-season friendly against Chicago Fire, the 37-year-old is excited about the Spaniard's ability.
"Yeah, I thought he had a good performance," said Giggs to Goal.com. "His distribution was very good and he's confident."
De Gea conceded early on but did not allow that to affect his confidence and responded with several acrobatic saves. In the second half, Chicago's inability to get past the keeper allowed United to execute several counterattacks that saw them score three times in 30 minutes.
De Gea acknowledges that it has been a major transition coming from Atletico Madrid to Manchester United, and hopes that he will get more friendlies under his belt to become familiar with his team-mates.
"I'm still new to the team and league and it's an entirely different system than the one in Spain," De Gea explained to Goal.com. "It was my first game and it's important I get a few more before the season starts."
De Gea’s transition might not happen overnight but his manager Sir Alex Ferguson was also impressed with the 20-year-old’s performance.
"He's technically very good," Ferguson said. "He saved us on many different occasions."
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