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.
Cristiano Ronaldo made a point of thanking David de Gea after Wednesday's 2-1 win
Solskjaer was full of praise for the 30-year-old and said: 'Thankfully we had the best goalkeeper in the world tonight.