David de Gea has revealed he felt ‘unbeatable’ at the Emirates as he inspired Manchester United to a 3-1 win.
The goalkeeper made a remarkable 14 saves in a game where Arsenal had 33 shots on goal.
A double save in the second half saw De Gea spring from the floor to stop Alexis Sanchez‘s close-range tap-in after pushing away Alexandre Lacazette’s effort.
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It was an incredible performance and one United will draw on as they prepare to welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford next week without the likes of Paul Pogba unavailable.
‘Sometimes, you just start a game with a really good save, with a good feeling, you feel that [unbeatable],’ De Gea told MUTV.
‘But we started the game really well, we scored two important goals and it’s true that we lost a bit of a control of the game after, but it was a good performance.’
Pogba was sent off late in the game against Arsenal after he appeared to accidentally stamp on Hector Bellerin’s leg.
United were enraged by the decision and Pogba even sarcastically clapped referee Andre Marriner as he walked off the pitch.
Manchester United 2017/18 Fixtures
CSKA Moscow (H) – Tues Dec 5 (Champions League)
Manchester City (H) – Sun Dec 10
West Bromwich Albion (A) – Sun Dec 17
Bristol City (A) – Wed Dec 20 (EFL Cup)
Leicester City (A) – Sat Dec 23
Burnley (H) – Tues Dec 26
Southampton (H) – Sat Dec 30
Everton (A) – Mon Jan 1
Stoke City (H) – Sat Jan 20
Tottenham (A) – Wed Jan 31
Pogba’s suspension comes at a terrible time for United with Premier League leaders City set to rock up to Old Trafford on Sunday.
But, De Gea believes United defended better once Pogba was sent off.
‘We probably defended better after Paul was sent off,’ he said.
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‘We defended very well, I don’t think they created many chances after that, so the three points stayed with us.
‘It was a brilliant performance from the team, defensively and on the counter-attack we killed them, so we’re really happy with the three points.’
P{ogba’s three-game suspension could be extended with the FA deciding on whether to hand down a further ban for his sarcastic clapping.
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