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Spain coach Del Bosque: Man Utd keeper De Gea deserved chance

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque was happy to hand Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea a debut in defeat to France.

Del Bosque went with De Gea ahead of Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas.

The coach said: "De Gea did well, we are all happy with him.

"We needed to give him a run-out and we took advantage of this game to field him in a big game."

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