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David de Gea believes he will be at Manchester United for years to come ahead of his battle for the number one shirt this season. Dean Henderson is currently challenging the Spaniard to become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first-choice goalkeeper at Old Trafford.
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De Gea started the campaign regularly between the sticks, but a spell away for the birth of his child led to Henderson taking the reins.
The 30-year-old is also set to start United's Premier League campaign at the foot of the side as Henderson struggles with the effects of COVID-19.
De Gea is entering his 11th season at the Red Devils and doesn't appear to plan on cutting his spell short anytime soon.
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Ahead of Leeds' visit to Old Trafford on Saturday, De Gea has warned Henderson by stating his plans to stick around for the foreseeable future.
He said: "It's been a lot of years at the club, and it's a great source of pride for me to have been able to play for a club like Manchester United for so many seasons now.
"But you have to live in the present. I think I still have a lot of years ahead of me at the club, I'm excited about that, feeling strong, and I'm very keen to do well.
"I feel great in myself, high in confidence, and I think it should be - and has to be - an important season for all of us.
"I'm in great shape both physically and mentally. The birth of my daughter in March has made me really happy and motivates me a great deal."
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De Gea has expressed his excitement over the return of fans at Old Trafford but believes it will be a different story to United's 6-2 win over Leeds in the same fixture last season.
"It will be totally different to last season's home game against Leeds," De Gea explained.
"It was a great win against Leeds, such a big rival who we'd not come up against for such a long time.
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"But that's all in the past now; this will be another film script this weekend.
"We already know how Leeds play. They are a team with a very high-intensity game, who go at it 100 per cent for the entire 90 minutes.
"They're a tough and durable team, but we're playing at home with our fans behind us, we'll be well up for it."