“When he plays Manchester United do let in quite a few goals,” James, speaking on De Gea, told Star Sports. “Romero starts the season with three clean sheets. People were questioning why De Gea wasn’t playing, then he comes back and has one clean sheet.
Asked whether he feels De Gea is not commanding enough, James replied: “I think he makes some wonderful saves; he’s very athletic. But I think, in the bigger picture of the goalkeeping art, he doesn’t help Manchester United as much as perhaps Romero can.