David De Gea and the Legacy of Sir Alex

Ciarán O’Connor analyses the performances of David De Gea and examines the role played by Sir Alex Ferguson in propelling the young Spaniard to the prominent position of number one for both club and country.

The fantastic form of David De Gea is the most recent reminder of the formidable foresight possessed by Sir Alex Ferguson and serves as a fine example of how the Scots legendary legacy lives on.

As Louis Van Gaal’s self-professed “philosophy” finally begins to make its mark on The Theatre of Dreams, talk of Ferguson has somewhat subsided and no longer is the camera consistently capturing the agitation and dismay that was so often evident during the much maligned Moyes reign.