Spain boss Luis Enrique has leapt to the defense of his goalkeeper David De Gea.

The shot-stopper has come in for criticism in the past two seasons for high profile errors for Spain and his club Manchester United.

But De Gea was in fine form as Spain held Germany to a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Nations League.

And Enrique thinks De Gea deserves more credit for such displays.

"When De Gea makes a mistake we always make a big deal out of it, so when he plays like this we should be hailing him," Enrique said after the game to reporters.

"It would be great to see him on the front page saying 'What a great keeper we have!' but since that won't happen I am saying it.

"Sadly it is his cross to bear, every time he makes a bit of a mistake it is on all the TV shows."