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VIDEO: Sergio Romero proves he’s more than just an understudy with sublime recovery save

Published 20:43 26 Aug 2015 BST

Updated 20:47 26 Aug 2015 BST

Darragh Murphy
VIDEO: Sergio Romero proves he’s more than just an understudy with sublime recovery save

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Breaking: Real Madrid abandon all interest in David de Gea and turn attention to the excellent Sergio Romero.

Not really, of course, but the Argentine will have made plenty of Manchester United fans feel a lot comfortable with him between the sticks after showing what a quality goalkeeper he is late in the first half of tonight's clash with Club Brugge. A defence-splitting pass would have had Louis van Gaal accepting that a goal was on the way but United's new goalkeeper showed that he's not too easily beaten in one-on-one situations. Romero flat-out refused to be rounded as he chased the run of Abdoulaye Diaby and threw himself at the ball, ensuring that United enter the second half with an aggregate advantage of 4-1. David de Who?

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VIDEO: Sergio Romero proves he's more than just an understudy with sublime recovery save