Manchester United fullback Matteo Darmian rates David de Gea ahead of Italy teammate Gigi Buffon.

Darmian has claimed that United keeper De Gea is better than Juventus legend Buffon.

He explained: “I know David very well and I think, at this moment, he is the best goalkeeper in the world," he explained.

“He is very important for us and I think that save at Stoke (from Jese Rodriguez) was incredible.

“I think Gianluigi is the best goalkeeper of all time. He's also a good guy. So I am lucky to play with two goalkeepers like this.

“Of course, it's close (between the two). I don't know. I think David is the best goalkeeper in the world and Gianluigi is the best goalkeeper of all time.

“I think they are similar because they are very strong and they make very good saves. They also have good personalities."