Rio Ferdinand has revealed the best goalkeeper in the English Premier League.
He has also named Manchester United’s most improved players since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over last December.
Solskjaer was made United’s permanent boss last week having impressed since he took over as caretaker manager last December.
United wanted Solskjaer to be a short-term replacement for Jose Mourinho after he was sacked, but his impressive results have handed him the job on a permanent basis.
United have been brilliant both in England and in the UEFA Champions League, and Ferdinand is of the opinion that Solskjaer has positively influenced three players.
‘Since Ole has come you would say [Marcus] Rashford, [Paul] Pogba and [Victor] Lindelof have been the most improved,’ the Manchester United legend told Goal.
‘Those three have been standouts for me. David de Gea is the best keeper in the league by a mile.’
One United player who has not improved under Solskjaer is Alexis Sanchez.
The former Barcelona man joined the Old Trafford side from Arsenal in January last year, but is being linked with a move away from the club.
‘Ole will be aiming to get the best out of Sanchez,’ former England defender Ferdinand said.
‘Ole has gotten the best out of every other player in the squad since he has come.
‘One of them is not going to do it. At the moment, Sanchez isn’t playing at the level that we have seen him play at Arsenal.
‘He will want to get back to that for personal pride. Ole and his coaching staff will be aiming to get him back into that rhythm and producing that quality he had at Arsenal consistently at United.’
Manchester United defeated Watford by two goals to one over the weekend. The win puts them level on points with Tottenham Hotspur, but United are fifth due to an inferior goals difference.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are missing four players ahead of their trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.
Wolves have been brilliant this season and are currently seventh in the Premier League. They knocked United out of the English FA Cup just before the last intentional break.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: “Victor has had a good few days of training now so he’ll be ready. Apart from that, [Matteo] Darmian and Eric [Bailly] are still out. [Antonio] Valencia is still out and Alexis Sanchez is still out. But it’s a good strong squad. Anthony and Romelu will both be ready for tomorrow, definitely, unless they break down in training today [Monday] but it looks good, yeah.”