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Manchester United<\/a> boss Sir Alex Ferguson<\/a> believes that new goalkeeper David de Gea<\/a> could face a language barrier problem at Old Trafford due to his limited knowledge of English.
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The 20-year-old starlet was signed by Ferguson for an \u00a318 million fee from Atletico Madrid to fill the boots of Edwin van der Sar, who retired after the Red Devils lost the Champions League final in May.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard does not have as much experience at the top level as his predecessor due to his young age, but Sir Alex insists that he is more worried about De Gea\u2019s English problem.<\/p>\n

“The only problem with De Gea at the moment is that he doesn’t speak any English,\u201d the Scot told the Sunday Mirror<\/em><\/p>\n

“We have got him working on certain calls and shouts with the defenders.<\/p>\n

“I’m not worried about his age. I looked at Petr Cech when he was a teenager at Rennes and
when we dismissed him because of his young age, he then went to Chelsea and it was clear we made a mistake.<\/p>\n

“When we were scouting De Gea, we dismissed his age and focused on what qualities he could bring and he has a lot going for him.<\/p>\n

“At the moment, he hasn’t got a great physique, he’s tall and wiry but we will work on that.”
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