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Manchester United icon Rio Ferdinand has urged his former club to hand goalkeeper David De Gea a new contract, after the Spanish stopper was described as “world class” by former Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott. The 31-year-old’s deal at Old Trafford expires at the end of the season, and it remains to be seen whether Erik ten Hag’s side will offer their number one an extension.
Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United to hand David De Gea a new contract. (Image: BT Sport)
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"It was a massive win for us, fighting until the end.
"We controlled it until the last ten minutes.
"It is massive for confidence after the result against Man City and we will look forward to the next games.
"It was a massive win for us, fighting until the end.
"We controlled it until the last ten minutes, it is massive for confidence after the result against Man City and we will look forward to the next games.”
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Ferdinand believes that De Gea has done enough to earn a new contract at the club.
“I would give him a contract,” Ferdinand said. “I think his character speaks a lot, because he’s had times where he got taken out of the team for Dean Henderson, questioned his quality.
“Even when he first came to the club, people were saying ‘Is he the right one?’, because he was so young maybe he’s not the right guy, [he] always comes through.
"The only thing is we can all say he’s an excellent goalkeeper, we look at [Edouard] Mendy at Chelsea was fantastic, one of the best goalkeepers in the world last season and the season before, the manager wants to play a different style of football.