Jose Mourinho jokes that David De Gea is third best goalkeeper at Man Utd

JOSE MOURINHO was good for a laugh when asked about the qualities of his Spanish keeper David De Gea.

The United stopper is regarded as the best keeper at Old Trafford - and one of the best in the world.

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But not as far as a tongue in cheek Mourinho was concerned.

"My goalkeeper is always the best goalkeeper in the world. So now David is the third best," joked the Red Devils boss.

"[Sergio] Romero is number one and Joel [Pereira] number two, and David is the third best."

Perhaps boss Mourinho was implying that Romero will be between the sticks for United's Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday.

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But it seems Sergio Romero is the current No 1 keeper at Old Trafford

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That would make him United's current No 1, with Pereira No 2 if he sits on the bench whilst De Gea is rested.

De Gea could probably do with a break. Against Arsenal at the weekend he equalled the Premier League record with 14 saves in a 3-1 United win.

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He told MUTV he felt unbeatable.

“Sometimes, you just start a game with a really good save, with a good feeling," he said.

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“You feel that (unbeatable) but we started the game really well, we scored two important goals and it’s true that we lost a bit of control of the game after, but it was a good performance.”

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The only thing he didn't keep out at the Emirates was a close range effort from Alexandre Lacazette.

Now he will look forward to keeping that standard up in the Manchester derby on Sunday.

Seond-placed United host neighbours City hoping to make inroads into the unbeaten Prem leaders' eight-point advantage.