David De Gea: Top 5 performances from the Manchester United shot-stopper

#4 Manchester United 2-1 Everton, Premier League 2014-15

One word, commitment. De Gea lunges to save Everton's last gasp effort. He had already denied them from the spot once.

This was the year in which the Manchester United #1 won his first Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award and this was just one of the brilliant performances that he showcased that year. Although the Spaniard only made four saves in the entire game, each one of them was important in securing the result. When we look at the fact that almost all of Manchester United's first choice defenders were out injured, it makes it that much more important.

Coming into the game, Ashley Young, Micheal Carrick, Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling, and Phil Jones were all sidelined. Louis Van Gaal had no option but to go with Marcos Rojo and 19-year-old Paddy McNair in the middle with Luke Shaw and Rafael on the flanks. Although the defense was appreciable, they gave a penalty away early in the second half. Leighton Baines who had never missed a penalty in Premier League till then stepped up. Astonishingly or maybe not considering the man he was facing, Baines missed his penalty for the first time ever in the league. David De Gea made a wonderful save diving towards his lower right side.

The other major effort that he denied on goal was from Leon Osman. Osman had a go from a close range only to be denied by the palms of De Gea. In the dying minutes of the game, however, he made his best save of the game. Leighton Baines's freekick into the box, a shot from close range is attempted as the #1 dives towards his right to save it, but his defense blocks the shot. However now, the shot falls to Everton's Brian Oviedo who gives it a fair old crack. De Gea somehow recovers from his dive and now he goes lunging towards his left with an outstretched right hand to deny the Toffees.

If you haven't yet watched the amazing save, do it before moving on to the next slide.