David De Gea has loved a long-awaited return to kind underneath Ten Hag, however the United No.1 not enjoys a standing among the many recreation’s elite goalkeepers.
The 32-year-old has by no means been one to command his field and ease stress on his defence, and regardless of current enhancements, his distribution stays sub-par.
Porto’s Diogo Costa has much more in widespread with one of the best modern-day keepers, equivalent to Manchester Metropolis’s Ederson, and has been in nice kind for his membership in 2022-23.
The 23-year-old saved three penalties within the Champions League group stage, and has saved six clear sheets in 13 Primeira Liga appearances thus far, regardless of Porto falling behind Benfica within the title race.
Costa’s credentials had been truly known as into query in the course of the World Cup, as he obtained the nod as Portugal’s first-choice forward of Rui Patricio. He virtually value the Selecao three factors of their group-stage opener towards Ghana, earlier than producing one other rash second that did find yourself gifting Morocco their shock quarter-final win.
Nonetheless, there’s loads of potential for Costa to unlock as his profession progresses, and he may even begin as De Gea’s understudy if United resolve to formalise their reported curiosity when the market reopens.