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Mata warns Man Utd over being too reliant on keeper de Gea

Juan Mata has warned Manchester United to become less reliant on keeper David de Gea over the rest of the season. Not for the first time this year, the Spanish stopper put in an outstanding display at Old Trafford to help United record a 3-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday.

"We won, among other things, thanks to the 'Man of the Match' David de Gea, who has had yet another great performance," the United midfielder wrote on his blog.

"He is in top form. Everybody's praising him and now we have to keep working so we don't need so many saves from him in the next few games; we have to get better in that regard."

"It's tough to find anyone better than him," Mata added.

"He's been in top form since the beginning of the season and has saved a lot of points for us.

"David gives us complete confidence. Liverpool created chances and they didn't score because of him."

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