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MAN UTD instrumentality Connor Roberts is acceptable to look his leader David De Gea - arsenic The New Saints statesman their European escapade successful Florence.
TNS person go the archetypal home Welsh broadside to scope the radical signifier of European competition.
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They commencement the six-game Uefa Conference League signifier astatine past year's finalists Fiorentina connected Thursday.
For keeper Roberts, 31, it is simply a imagination travel true, with erstwhile United prima De Gea acceptable to don the Viola gloves aft ending his year-long lack from shot to sign for the Italian giants.
Robert, who expects to beryllium the busiest antheral connected the nighttime astatine Stadio Artemio Franchi, said: "I'm a lifelong Man United instrumentality and it would beryllium other peculiar to play against De Gea.
"He's arguably 1 of the champion shot-stoppers the Premier League has ever had.
"He was the champion goalkeeper successful the Premier League by a state mile and I'd accidental helium astir apt saved United from a mates of bottom-half finishes.
"Unfortunately it didn't decorativeness excessively good for him due to the fact that [Erik 10 Hag] came successful and wanted to spell down a antithetic direction, but football's each astir opinions."
Roberts counts erstwhile United first-team manager Eric Ramsey - present successful complaint of MLS outfit Minnesota - arsenic a bully friend.
And helium adjacent considered asking him to interaction De Gea earlier the Florence tie.
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He continued: "Eric's member Alex is 1 of my closest mates and is besides progressive astatine TNS arsenic part-time goalkeeping coach.
"I've besides got a bully narration with Eric and I was reasoning of asking him to driblet De Gea a enactment and accidental 'Listen, tin you springiness the TNS goalkeeper 5 minutes astatine the end'?
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"But I'll decidedly spell and inquire for his garment astatine the extremity and possibly person a speedy chat then."
Wrexham-born Roberts' ain vocation has not deed the heights helium dreamed of aft signing for Everton aged 15 erstwhile helium faced the likes of Marouane Fellaini, Tim Cahill and Yakubu successful first-team grooming sessions.
The Wales Under-21 planetary had assorted indebtedness stays earlier spells astatine Cheltenham and Chester and a determination into the Welsh Premiership.
The item was a call-up to Chris Coleman's elder Wales squad for a affable against the Netherlands successful June 2014.
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MANCHESTER UNITED suffered a 3-0 thrashing against Tottenham astatine Old Trafford.
Captain Bruno Fernandes was sent disconnected successful the archetypal fractional for fouling James Maddison, forcing Erik Ten Hag’s broadside to play with 10 men against Ange Postecoglou’s team.
After back-to-back draws against Crystal Palace and FC Twente fans hoped United would redeem themselves against Spurs.
However, the lucifer astatine Old Trafford rapidly turned sour. Brennan Johnson scored aboriginal and things worsened erstwhile Fernandes was sent disconnected allowing Spurs to widen their pb to 3-0.
And present is however SunSports Charlie Wyett rated the Manchester United stars.
Andre Onana - 5
Stood his crushed to present a bully prevention from Timo Werner who was cleanable done - nary accidental for either goal.
Noussair Mazraoui - 5
First successful the refs’ publication for chopping down Destiny Udogie. Could besides person blocked Micky van de Ven for the goal. Just watched Solanke marque it 3-0.
Matthijs de Ligt - 4
Shocking archetypal half. Failed to chopped retired the transverse from Micky van de Ven which led to the archetypal goal.
Lisandro Martinez - 5
Switched disconnected for the Spurs extremity and was drawn to the shot and Johnson was near unmarked.
Diogo Dalot - 5
Gave the shot distant successful unsafe areas and struggled against Johnson.
Manuel Ugarte - 5
Suffered a stinker and was fortunate to past until the 73rd minute.
Kobbie Mainoo - 5
Not 1 of his amended performances and was taken disconnected conscionable earlier half-time pursuing Fernandes’ sending-off.
Marcus Rashford - 5
Over-ran the shot for Tottenham’s first. Way disconnected the pace.
Bruno Fernandes - 4
Arguably the worst skipper successful United’s history. Deserved reddish paper for his situation connected James Maddison.
Alejandro Garnacho - 6
Had United’s lone accidental successful the archetypal fractional but deed the extracurricular of the post. Improved successful the 2nd half.
Joshua Zirkzee - 5
Looked wholly mislaid up beforehand - threatening to beryllium different mediocre Erik 10 Hag signing. Replaced astatine half-time.
Subs:
Mount (for Mainoo 45) 5, Casemiro (for Zirkzee 46) 7, Hojlund (for Rashford 73) 5, Eriksen (for Ugarte 73) 5.
Roberts remembers: "I couldn't drawback a shot successful the warm-up, I was that nervous.
"I went from Wales Under-21s wherever I was starter implicit Danny Ward - who has gone connected to person a fantastic vocation - to not being capable to get a nine for emotion oregon wealth and that was a truly pugnacious period.
"I ever thought I would ascent backmost up the ladder, but successful the extremity it didn't crook retired that way."
TNS person already played 8 European matches this season.
And Roberts accepts facing Italy striker Moise Kean volition beryllium a acold sterner trial than thing experienced before.
He added: "We've managed to pull a spot much attraction to the Welsh Premiership with our tally successful Europe and it's fantastic to play a squad similar Fiorentina.
"Hopefully we tin support that solidity we've had successful the European campaign. It's a large ask, but giving the champion mentation of ourselves is what counts."
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