I am delighted to be starting this new chapter in my United career,” De Gea told the club’s official website.
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The Red Devils, who have struggled to find their feet in recent weeks, looked on top for large parts but they were unable to respond to Chris Brunt’s heavily-deflected effort, which proved the difference at Old Trafford
The visitors were quickest off the starting blocks as former Toffee Marouane Fellaini had a long-range effort blocked in the first few minutes, while Luke Shaw saw plenty of the ball down the left flank
In the 65th minute, Radamel Falcao was brought down by John O’Shea in the box, prompting the referee to give a the hosts a penalty – teammate Wes Brown ended up being sent off, however
For all of Yeovil’s endeavours, United were able to kill the game off right at the death, as Di Maria powered forward and dinked the ball into the top corner of the net
Both sides were on the attack early on, but a weak shot from Ryan Mason left David de Gea with a comfortable save, while Juan Mata failed to test Hugo Lloris with a curling effort
Manchester United started the first-half strongly, but couldn’t make their opportunities count
It was the first time Louis van Gaal has celebrated back-to-back wins since taking charge at Old Trafford in the summer, and the three points lifted his side into the top four of the Premier League for the first time this season
Fabio Borini struck the crossbar with an excellent curled effort from just inside the area, which left David de Gea high and dry
United opened the second half looking a bit more adventurous on the attack, which makes sense as they needed a goal to avoid elimination