Diogo Costa: Superb footage of Man Utd target in action as he makes CL history

Diogo Costa might just be the future of Manchester United.

No, not Diego Costa of Wolverhampton Wanderers, but rather Porto’s number one goalkeeper who seems to have all the attributes required to become David de Gea’s long-term replacement under Erik ten Hag.

While De Gea has undoubtedly been a great servant for the Old Trafford club with a remarkable tally of four Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year awards, there’s a quiet acknowledgement that the Spaniard hasn’t been quite the same for a few seasons now.

The 31-year-old might only ever be a few games away from producing a shot-stopping masterclass, but his distribution limitations really make you wonder whether he's truly the right base from which to build Ten Hag's brand of football in the long run.

Enter Costa, because there's good reason to believe that the Portugal international could have a similar impact at the 'Theatre of Dreams' as Alisson Becker and Ederson did at Liverpool and Manchester City respectively.

As recently as October 1, Sport Witness carried a report from Portuguese outlet A Bola claiming that the Red Devils were scouting Costa, as well as David Carmo, during Porto's 4-1 win over Braga.

Marry that to several other reports of varying reliability linking Costa to Old Trafford and it's fair to say that, if nothing else, the links are far more legitimate than just fans crossing their fingers online.

As such, it should come as no surprise to learn that there were a very many excited United supporters when they saw exactly how Costa performed during the Champions League triumph at Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday night.

After all, to say that it was the perfect advertisement for why he's the future for United would be the mother of all understatements.

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