David de Gea has said that the target for Manchester United is top four after returning to form in some style in the 3-0 in against Stoke City in the Premier League on Tuesday.
De Gea calls on the United team to go on a consistent run of wins
United have struggled get the consistency right in the league, and the Spanish goalkeeper wants to see the team push on now, and string more results together in a row after a commanding win against Stoke where the goalkeeper was very rarely called into action.
De Gea, speaking to MUTV after the Stoke win, said "I'm really happy with the result and the three points" which was the main thing as United had to stay in touch with the other teams in the top four, and to make sure they won the game. De Gea feels the that everyone put in a "really good performance".
De Gea says the clean sheet against Stoke was amazing
De Gea continued to say "Stoke are a great team and the Premier League is always a difficult league in which to keep a clean sheet, but that was key" as everyone has seen that there is no such thing as an easy game in the league this season with it being so wide open.
The big problem this season for United is that they have been unable to score a first-half goal at Old Trafford since September, therefore meaning teams can easily play against United and pick them off. However, against Stoke the team got the early goal, and De Gea feels that it was very important that they did.
De Gea feels the early goal against Stoke helped the team settle
De Gea on the team trying to score an early goal said "we tried as soon as possible, and we did that. We got the early goal and it made it easier for us" as it gave the team the confidence to settle down, and keep going forward, and try and get more goals.
Ahead of a busy month De Gea says that the "victory over Stoke is a perfect start, we wanted these three points" as now the team go on to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and the goalkeeper says that "we need to keep fighting like this, and for sure we will win more games".