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Man Utd great van der Sar tips de Gea to make big impression

Recently-retired Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar believes David de Gea will have no problems replacing him at Old Trafford.

The 40-year old Dutchman ended his glittering career at the end of last season and since his exit the English champions have signed 20-year de Gea from Atletico Madrid.

van der Sar is confident that the Spain U21 international can handle the pressure of coming to a club like United.

"They scouted all over Europe and found a couple of targets and they chose de Gea," he told ESPN Star.

"Hopefully he's going to have a great career at Manchester United.

"He's very talented. He's already won a trophy with Atletico Madrid and the Spain Under-21 team so the prospect [to do well] is there.

"Everybody has to be his own person [but] I've met him. I've spoken to him and it looks to me that he can handle it."

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