FOOTBALL NEWS

30/04/2016 12:00, Report by James Tuck

De Gea voted April's Player of the Month

David De Gea has been named Manchester United’s Player of the Month for April, retaining the award he won in March.
The goalkeeper, who becomes the first Reds player to land the prize more than once this season, claimed 62 per cent of the votes in polls on ManUtd.com and Twitter to finish ahead of his fellow nominees Anthony Martial (24 per cent) and Marcus Rashford (14 per cent).
De Gea was in stunning form to help United reach the Emirates FA Cup final, producing a breathtaking stop from West Ham's Michail Antonio in the quarter-final replay and then keeping out Romelu Lukaku's penalty in the semi-final against Everton at Wembley.
He also kept clean sheets in the league wins against the Toffees (in which he brilliantly thwarted a late Phil Jagielka effort to maintain United’s slender advantage), Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.
The 25-year-old is also in the running to scoop his third consecutive Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year accolade – you can still vote at ManUtd.com/POTY until Monday evening.