David De Gea thanks fans for vote of confidence

David De Gea, has publicly thanked fans for the vote of confidence, providing him with the extra focus and motivation ahead of the title race run-in

De Gea, who had a patchy start to his Old Trafford career has been in fine form since he took back over the No 1 spot after a injury to Anders Lindegaard.

“It is nice to know supporters are voting me,” said De Gea.

“It is always a positive when the fans are behind you. It is something I can sense when I am on the field and makes me feel more relaxed.

“It is a source of extra motivation when you know the fans are right behind you and rooting for you.

“But all that aside, it is just a case of getting your head down, keep working hard and making sure you do have a continuous improvement all the time.”

“Before I came, people back home were saying the weather in England is terrible and the food is not much better,” he said.

“But I am quite a happy, easy-going kind of guy who likes to have a joke around and, to be totally honest, I like the food, the weather has not been so bad either and I am trying to pick up as much English as I can so I can take part in the dressing room banter.”

In addition, De Gea has been pushing himself in the weights room, trying to add the additional muscle required in a Premier League goalkeeper.

“People are aware I have been trying to gain a little bit of weight in terms of muscle, maybe an odd kilo to bulk up a little bit,” he said.

“But football-wise, there are not too many differences. The concentration levels are certainly the same, you can’t let them drop for an instant.”

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