De Gea a fan of Tim Howard

De Gea a fan of Tim Howard

Some pundits might not agree but according to one supporter survey, Everton’s goalkeeper has been one of their key men so far this season.

Fan opinion app Forza Football, which has 2.5million regular users, has gathered data and opinions regarding all ten of this weekend’s Premier League football matches.

They reckon the latest feedback says Manchester United’s key players this season have been Wayne Rooney, Angel Di Maria and Robin van Persie, while Everton’s have been Romelu Lukaku, Steven Naismith, and their American shot-stopper.

Certainly Tim Howard’s opposite number at Old Trafford tomorrow is a signed-up member of the THow fan-club.

David De Gea watched the Blues keeper’s performances at the World Cup with admiration and reckons he deserved every bit of praise he got from a grateful nation at the time,

“Maybe, without him, they might have lost that [Belgium] game four or five-nil. He played really well,” De Gea told United’s official website.

“When you have a game like that, your confidence just gets bigger. You always hope to have games like that.

“He is a really experienced goalkeeper who has played many, many games in the Premier League. He is brave, quick around his goal and a great shot-stopper. He is a great keeper.”