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On Sunday in the Manchester Derby, Donnarumma made two saves to deny Manchester United a scoring chance. Although it wasn’t a game with a lot of action for Donnarumma, the Italian did earn praise from the English media.
Here’s what ESPN’s Mark Ogden had to say after the context was over:
There are many differences between City and United, but Donnarumma is an example of one key difference. They acted decisively and signed a world-class keeper. United opted against Emi Martinez, signed "one for the future" and stuck him on the bench…
— Mark Ogden (@MarkOgden_) September 14, 2025
Meanwhile, here’s what football writer and broadcaster Henry Winter had to say about the Italian:
Always dangerous to write a Pep team off. He’s such an organiser and motivator, he’s so driven. And he has such quality to call upon from Donnarumma stopping goals to Haaland scoring goals. How many United players would get into City’s team? #MCFC
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) September 14, 2025
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