Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea was pleased with Victor Lindelof’s decision to get substituted after complaining about his breathing during the Norwich City clash.

The Man United centre-half was replaced by Eric Bailly in the second half after he complained that he wasn’t breathing too well.

According to Ralf Rangnick, the Sweden international collided with a player before his breathing issue emerged.

“I don’t know what was going on,” said de Gea. “He [Victor Lindelof] was feeling a bit… [struggling] breathing. We saw Eriksen, Agüero – it was better to change. Hopefully he’s fine.

“The game doesn’t matter, the football… First of all, it’s life, [the most important thing] is to be safe.”

Ralf Rangnick said of Lindelof: “He had a collision, he can’t even remember what it was. He was struggling to breathe — they did all the tests, he seems to be ok.

“For more than ten minutes his [Lindelöf] heart rate was higher than normal – he was shocked and didn’t know how to deal with it.”

David de Gea made five saves to deny Norwich City from scoring, hence helping Manchester United win the clash with a clean sheet.

The Spaniard said he feels ‘very confident’ and ‘very strong’ but conceded that the most important thing is to help the team.

“I was feeling very good, I was enjoying the game, I was focussed, I knew I had to make a couple of saves so I made them and helped the team win the game,” de Gea told Sky Sports.

“Every save is important – especially when the team wins.

“I’m feeling very good, very strong, very confident. The most important thing is helping the team with my experience.”