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David de Gea is a mentality monster! Winners and losers as goalkeeper goes from zero to hero in FA Cup semi-final shootout win against Brighton

David de Gea is far from a perfect goalkeeper, but one thing you cannot question is his mentality. Three days after the worst performance of his life in Manchester United's capitulation against Sevilla, the Spaniard was his team's hero at Wembley as the Red Devils held Brighton to a 0-0 draw before winning 7-6 on penalties.

As it turned out, De Gea did not actually save the decisive penalty which Solly March sent over the bar, but he made four top-draw saves during a tense 120 minutes in which Brighton often looked the better side but lacked a killer instinct.

Victor Lindelof kept his nerve to clinch victory for United and set up the first-ever FA Cup final between the Red Devils and Manchester City.

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By doing so, United matched Arsenal's record of reaching 21 FA Cup finals, and they will now be aiming to win their second domestic cup under Erik ten Hag.

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