Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed David de Gea as the 'best goalkeeper in the world' and admitted he rescued Manchester United on Wednesday night.
Villarreal were the better side at Old Trafford in the Champions League clash and created a number of openings only to be denied by the Spaniard, who ended up making six saves.
Such was De Gea's contribution to the 2-1 win that Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the winner at the death, made a point of running up to the stopper to celebrate at full time.
It was redemption of sorts for De Gea, who saw his crucial penalty saved in last season's incredible Europa League final shootout defeat by the same opponents.