The Manchester United goalkeeper has re-established himself as first choice after a blip under Ole Gunnar Solskjær and hopes to remain at the club for the rest of his career
David de Gea walks into room 1104 at Perth’s Ritz-Carlton, surveys the cramped setting, raises a wry eyebrow and proceeds to hold forth on topics including ending his career at Manchester United, last season’s “embarrassment” and Sir Alex Ferguson’s advice after his decisive Europa League final shootout miss.
The chat with the goalkeeper is at the team hotel before the last friendly of the two-week tour of Thailand and Australia, against Aston Villa on Saturday, with Liverpool (4-0), Melbourne Victory (4-1) and Crystal Palace (3-1) having been beaten in the opening matches of Erik ten Hag’s tenure.
