“New year, new challenges,” wrote David de Gea on Instagram ... intermediaries tried to convince De Gea of the benefits of the move, telling him a short-term deal with a Premier League club ...

David de Gea stopped short of confirming whether he is interested in returning to Manchester United but did post a cryptic message in an apparent reference to his future on social media.

David de Gea’s passing has come under ... 24 metres and his pass completion rate 83 per cent. De Gea was successful with a couple of short passes to Luke Shaw in that period of Brighton taunting.