I train every day to be the best goalkeeper in the world; that is my aim.
David de Gea
English football is different, especially for a goalkeeper. It's more aggressive, more physical. It's far, far harder. The ball is in the air more, and you get pushed about. And the referees don't blow anything!
Of course, getting to be No. 1 keeper in the world is a tough ask because there are loads of goalkeepers out there and some very good ones, too. But I always try to give my very best to reach that standard.
The biggest thing for me is that I've managed to work through some difficult times, and those moments always make you stronger. It makes you a stronger person and a better player.
You've got to trust in your own ability, back yourself, and the main thing is work really, really hard and fight to improve.
I'm a big fan of the PlayStation, so I spend quite a bit of time doing that.
Every goalkeeper has their own strong points and qualities. What I like to do is focus on every keeper. You can pick bits out of every keeper where they are particularly strong, and you can learn from things like that.
I'm lucky enough to be mentally strong, which I think is fundamental for a goalkeeper.
When you have bad moments, you have to improve. You have to become stronger to deal with it, and I believe I have become stronger.
The criticism I received only served to make me a stronger person.
When you do things wrong, even a couple of mistakes, the press has the right to criticise. Much more so when you're a goalkeeper - who remain in the spotlight forever.
I am a guy who likes to put the bad things and difficult times behind me.
As a goalkeeper, I'm well aware that any mistake can be magnified by the fans. But it's true that here at Manchester United, there's added pressure.
It's all about getting your head down, focusing, working hard, competing in training, keeping fit, and picking up points.
When I'm on the pitch, I only think about helping the team and doing well.
What matters is the team and all of us being focused on what we need to focus on, which is winning games, rather than contracts or any topics that can be a distraction. What matters is focusing on football.
We are Manchester United, and we want to fight for everything.
Football is cruel at times; it's difficult. When things go well, you're very good, and when they go badly, well, it's awful.
In another country, at another club, the fans would not be the same as at Manchester United.
The style is the same at all levels, which facilitates things: bring the ball out from the back, keep possession, work gaps to create chances. It's like that from the Under-15s all the way through. That's the Spanish way, and it has triumphed.
Even though I didn't win any titles, I have positive feelings about my first season at Manchester United. I have learned a lot, and I think I've made a lot of progress.
I think football is evolving, and I think the role of the keeper is becoming more and more important in the game in general.
After a great save or a mistake by a defender, I prefer not to shout on him; I prefer to wait and say it inside of the dressing room. I was always like that. I am relaxed, I try to be normal after a mistake, and when I make a mistake, I don't want people coming to me on the pitch shouting at me.
I think the first attacker has the ball, starts from the back, you can see everything, and you have to play with the feel of a midfielder, not a goalkeeper.
Normally, I never listen to the people who speak about me.
I came to United to win trophies.
The value that really counts is that which is shown on the pitch, not what theyBsay your value is. Money is secondary. being so expensive is not something I like especially; I'm interested in what people think of me on the playing field.
It's normal to have early difficulties when you get a new manager with a new concept.
If you are at United, you need a manager with a winning mentality. We had that with Ferguson. Mourinho has it. He wants to win every game.
Titles are what I crave.
I consider all aspects of being a goalkeeper as fundamental in the development of the side as a whole.
Football is football, and a thousand things can happen.
Normally, I focus on my job and focus on trying to help my team and trying to improve every training session and try to be as a good as I can.
It would be great to have more Spanish players at Manchester United.
In training, the players would deliberately hit high balls into me and barge into me so I'd get used to that side of the English game. I actually enjoy the physical side of it now.
Manchester United are a great club, and being associated with them is a great compliment for me, but Atletico are also great.
Getting to the national team is very complicated.
As a goalkeeper, it is a challenge to face Messi.
At the end of the day, this is football, and it's quite normal for anyone to go through difficult moments - and it's something you can learn from.
In the Under-21s, I played good football for several years, trying to play the same game as the best and with some very good players.
I think I have improved a lot since I arrived in England.
The fans of Manchester United are one of the best in the world. I felt the support of them from the first day, and I am really happy with them.
You cannot train saving with your feet, but sometimes it is instinct. Sometimes it is quicker to go with the feet; going with the hands is sometimes more difficult. Even when I was young, I would go with my feet, it's something good for me.
Always, even with the U17s in Spain, U19s, we play from the back, and we try to improve on that a lot. So I always enjoy having the ball at my feet.
At the end of the day, we're goalkeepers, and we live with making mistakes. We learn from a young age that you can make a mistake at any point.
I don't obsess over mistakes, because they do happen, so I just keep working and training hard. I just keep helping the team, which is key.
Talk about Jose Mourinho, and you're talking about a winner.
When it comes to United, if you don't win everything, it's not good enough.
The time I spent on the bench helped me to reflect and think. It encouraged me to keep fighting and work.
With any coach, you have a lot of respect for him, but it is difficult to be their friend.
