The Fleetwood players quickly crowded around their keeper to congratulate him for his efforts as he focused on securing a clean sheet for his team as they went on to win 1-0.
After spotting the video online, Manchester United keeper De Gea praised the unbelievable saves.
Fleetwood Tweeted: “#ftfc keeper @AlexCairns30 denied @ntfc not once, not twice, but three times with three incredible close-range saves yesterday! Wow!”
The Spanish stopper described the stop as “#the best save” as he sent an applause emoji to Cairns.
The Premier League keeper was not the only one impressed by the save which was seen online thousands of times.
Alex Cairns was quick to react to make his second outstanding save
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Online commentators took to Twitter to praise the keeper for his triple save.
One said: “Dude them saves yesterday! Different gravy.”
Another added: “Absolute class, keep working hard! Dream will turn reality, if it hasn't already! Thanks for the entertainment!”
“Wow, that second save was incredible,” a third said.
