Former Manchester United keeper Raimond van der Gouw says David de Gea has plenty of years ahead of him at the top of the game.
Now 32, De Gea is in new contract talks with United.
Van der Gouw told manutd.com: "If you play for Manchester United.
"It's really hard to play consistently in every game, very well. If you look at that, in general, he's a fantastic goalkeeper and he is still young.
"He can still play for years if he is looking after his body and keeps himself fit, then I can see that he can reach much more. And it's a bonus he is still in the first team as that means he is good because it is not easy playing for Manchester United."
"In Spain, there is a different way of football and, in England, it's really tough for a goalkeeper. You have so many aspects and everything will be analysed and, to stay on this level, is really hard. So you can say he is doing a good job."
Van der Gouw has definitely noticed some changes to De Gea's game since Erik ten Hag took over the manager.
“Yeah, well that's something that is a combination of the vision of the manager and also the players in front of you," outlined the boss's fellow countryman. "If you play with a lot of space behind you, like a defender, then the goalkeeper has to be in a more advanced position.
"That means De Gea has to be more forwards in his starting position. It's the key thing of when he can make a decision. Like now, they play with space behind them and it makes, for him, a different game and he now has to come out more than normal.
"So I think it will make him more complete. If you look at other goalkeepers, for example, Manuel Neuer from Germany, he makes mistakes coming outside his box but he is still doing it and still coming out. He's so good at that so it's the development of De Gea, to learn, and you have to be really braced and can only make one choice: coming out or staying. If you go out and you know it's a little bit too late, you say: 'Oh my God, s**t.' There's no way to go back. He's doing well at the moment so that's nice to see and he's developing his game in that perspective as well."