Goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel, Denmark – Although his son made a pretty decent fist of filling his father’s extremely large boots, there is only one choice for keeper in this XI. An inspired signing for Man United in 1991 from Brondby (Alex Ferguson described the £505k fee as the “bargain of the century”), Schmeichel was a […]
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The best (and worst) Spaniards ever to play in the Premier League
Goalkeeper, David de Gea – David de Gea arrived in England to play for Man United aged only 20. When he left he was 32. A phenomenal shot-stopper, de Gea was particularly adept at saving with his feet. He was perhaps not the most commanding of his six-yard box, and merely ‘average’ with his distribution, […]