Manchester United have taken a major step forward this season. Improvement After finishing in an embarrassing 15th place last season under Ruben Amorim, they now find themselves in third place the following April. The four summer signings of Benjamin Sesko, Senne Lammens, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo have all been major contributors to the first team this season and have significantly improved the attacking and goalkeeping departments. The managerial switch to Michael Carrick has also led to a significant upturn in results, and with just seven games left to play, the club is very much in control of its own destiny for Champions League football. Praise from David de Gea This has not gone unnoticed by former goalkeeper David de Gea, who played 545 matches over 12 seasons for the club. With such a mammoth total of games, he is seventh on the all-time appearance list and is the non-British player with the most appearances for the club. De Gea left the side in 2023 when his contract expired and, after taking a year out of football, returned to Fiorentina, where he is now in his second season at the club. Speaking after the club’s humbling 0-3 loss to Crystal Palace in the Conference League, De Gea was asked about his former club on TNT Sports. Commenting after the match, he praised the work of his former teammate, Michael Carrick. Smiling, he said, “yeah, he’s doing unbelievable. He’s a great guy, he knows how the players feel. So it is easy to talk to him and he’s doing an amazing job.” Reflecting on the club’s season, he said, “United is winning a lot of games now and playing well. Hopefully they can get the Champions League spot and keep growing and growing and we can see United in the high positions and fighting for trophies.” The Red Devils will next be in action after a lengthy break when they face Leeds United on Monday, 13th April. “He’s doing an unbelievable job, United is winning a lot of games” David De Gea gives his thoughts on Michael Carrick and Manchester United right now 👏 🎙️ @OliviaBuzaglo | 📺 Stream with TNT Sports on HBO Max pic.twitter.com/z4NHxl4Sw7 — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 9, 2026 David de Gea career stats ClubGames playedYears Active Atletico Madrid842009-2011 Man United5452011-2023 Fiorentina 802024- Source: Wikipedia Featured image Molly Darlington via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.
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