David de Gea believes Jose Mourinho is the type of
coach with a winning mentality that Manchester United have been missing in
recent years.
Mourinho took over from Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford
last month after the Dutchman managed to deliver just one trophy in his two
years at the club.
The FA Cup victory in May was the club's first piece
of major silverware since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 and De Gea
has praised the decision to bring Mourinho to the club.
"I think United needed a coach like him - a
winning coach with personality," De Gea told Spanish radio show El
Larguero.
"United's decision to sign Mourinho is the right
move."
Van Gaal failed to steer his side out of their
Champions League group last campaign and United failed to make it past the last
16 of the Europa League, despite spending in the region of £250m on
transfers.
Frustration over United's decline and the team's style
of play increased steadily during his reign and De Gea himself came close to a
move away from the club last summer.
The FA Cup was United's first major silverware in
three years
The 25-year-old's proposed transfer to Real Madrid
collapsed at the 11th hour of the transfer window in September, but the
goalkeeper insists he is now happy in Manchester and is not looking to
resurrect the deal.
"I do not know anything, but that does not worry
me now," said De Gea.
"I have three more years [on my contract] in
Manchester, at a club that has given me everything. In addition, I am not
thinking about anything apart from the national team.
Mourinho has eight league titles to his name,
including three Premier League winners' medals
"No-one from Real Madrid has called me, I am
already used to the [newspaper] front pages but now I am focused on the
national team. The European Championship starts and I cannot think about
anything else."
De Gea is expected to start in goal ahead of Iker
Casillas in Spain's Euro 2016 opener against the Czech Republic on Monday.
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