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Gary Neville hails David De Gea's "arrival" after Andy Carroll battle

Image: De Gea: coped well with Carroll, says Neville

Gary Neville says David De Gea looks like the best goalkeeper in the Premier League after his displays against Stoke City and West Ham.

Wednesday night's other talking points

Neville on Robin van Persie's equaliser, which was clearly offside We want referees and linesmen to get every single decision right. I sometimes have very little sympathy for linesmen and referees with certain decisions, but I had a little bit of sympathy for this one because of Winston Reid in the middle. Van Persie looks massively offside, well offside, but from the moment it leaves Shinji Kagawa's foot Reid is moving back towards Jussi Jaaskelainen. So as the linesman flicks his eyes from that position I've got some sympathy with him on this particular decision. If Van Persie stands in there and Reid runs the other way then he'd look a mile offside, but because Reid runs back it does give him a difficult decision. Some decisions are really difficult and that's a difficult one. They are trained to get those right, so you have to say it's a big mistake because it's affected the game, but I have a level of sympathy. Neville on why Chelsea may struggle to reach the top four, despite their win over Fulham I think Chelsea are going to need the one-point cushion that they've got. It might not look like much of a cushion, but with the games they've got coming up - Manchester United away, Liverpool away, Villa away and Tottenham and Everton at home are five of their last six - they could easily drop many points in those games in any season and particularly at a point like this where they're under pressure. We've got some massive games coming up and the Tottenham v Chelsea one that's been sandwiched in on May 8 could decide everything. Chelsea needed that win at Fulham; that was a big one for them. Neville on Manchester City's flat display in their 1-0 win over Wigan When you play in an FA Cup semi-final on a Sunday at Wembley and then you play on a Wednesday night in a game that hasn't got the greatest significance for Manchester City, it's always going to be flat. I've played in those type of games myself and it's never easy to get yourself up when the big games have been previous. Roberto Mancini mentioned a lack of energy and legs, but I'm sure they'll get that back. Neville on FA Cup Finalists Wigan's survival hopes after losing to Man City Wigan are probably going to need to win [against West Ham] on Saturday. They've got tough games such as Tottenham and Arsenal, but Wigan are capable and they've got to take their chances when they get them. It's going to be tough for Wigan, it really is, but one thing I would say is they've not been distracted in the immediate game after getting to Wembley. People asked if it would play on their minds having a massive game in their lives and playing in an FA Cup Final, but tonight they played really well and showed they're not going to be distracted in what is a really important six games for them.

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