Ahead of Manchester United vs. Sevilla, David De Gea, naturally, was the talk of the build-up following his heroics in the first leg. And Steven Gerrard brilliantly summed up the Spaniard from a rivals perspective.
De Gea was the difference in Sevilla. He prevented the hosts from taking the lead with a superb save.
And the boys in the BT Sport studio continued to sing his praise prior to kick-off.
Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes hailed the United stopper, while Gerrard also weighed in, offering a hilarious compliment.
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"The biggest compliment I can pay him is I hate him and so do Liverpool fans. He makes difficult shots look easy. He is world class. He's the best keeper in the world," the ex-Liverpool skipper said on De Gea.
Ferdinand also holds De Gea in high regards, calling him the best keeper on the planet.
"He's the best, it's a fact. I don't care. He makes save after save.
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"David De Gea is living up to the hype. He's the best goalkeeper on the planet. Produces a world class save almost every game. He's invaluable. I'd do anything and everything it took to keep him at this club," he added.
The former United defender then revealed a story involving De Gea and Tomasz Kuszczak.
He recalls Sir Alex Ferguson having a meeting with the senior players to discuss his No.1.
Before the second leg, Sevilla even posted a message to De Gea on Twitter:
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