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David de Gea won't be happy until he wins 'bigger trophies' at Manchester United, says Solskjaer

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David de Gea needs to have more to show for his Manchester United career, claims Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Spain goalkeeper is set make his 400th appearance for the club in Monday night’s game against Southampton.

During that time he has established himself as one of the best keepers in the world – but only has won one Premier League trophy since moving to Old Trafford in 2011.

Solskjaer insists he will live with regret if he doesn’t add to that.

“He’s won the Premier League, he’s won the FA Cup, the Europa League, the League Cup, but that is probably not enough for him,” said the United manager.

“I don’t think he will be happy until he wins the bigger trophies, and staying at Man United in this time and then not having won more, I think that’s something that he will feel is a black dot in his career.

“Yeah, he’s won his personal awards, but I don’t think David is that type who cares about personal awards. I think he wants the team to lift big trophies as well.”

As De Gea reaches his benchmark, he continues to be scrutinised over his form following a host high profile errors over the past two seasons.

Solskjaer is adamant he remains the finest keeper in the world – and says he hasn’t even considered dropping the 29-year-old.

“It did not cross my mind for one second,” he said. “Not at all. To be a Man United goalkeeper you have to have a strong mentality.

“David has a strong mentality and he has been here for so long that he is coming up to 400 games, and you don’t do that by being afraid of the limelight or being afraid of Old Trafford.

“You do that by walking out on to that pitch and showing them your quality and mentality and he is a strong character and I didn’t see any good in taking him out at all, no.

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“He has been fantastic David and since I have been here I have enjoyed working with him.

“He has come out and said that he wants to play many, many more, maybe 10 more years. How long will he be able to stay at the top is just up to him.”

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