Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, insists that David de Gea is still a "top keeper" despite winning the Premier League Golden Glove award for most shutouts this season.
During United's victory over Bournemouth on Saturday, De Gea presided over his 17th league shutout of the year. David Brooks was denied thanks in large part to a particularly good save by De Gea.
The next three best Premier League goalkeepers this season were Alisson (14), Nick Pope (13), and Aaron Ramsdale (both 13), but none of them can currently overtake De Gea.
De Gea has won two Golden Gloves in his career. Under Jose Mourinho, United finished second in the league with 18 clean sheets maintained.
Even still, De Gea has drawn flak for a number of expensive errors this year. In a recent United loss, he contributed to West Ham's goal, and the 32-year-old also had a terrible night when the Red Devils lost to Sevilla in the Europa League.
Following the Bournemouth game, Ten Hag said, "Football is a game of mistakes and, of course, it was a really bad moment [against West Ham]."
