David de Gea has said that he believes 2017-18 has been his best campaign as a Manchester United player, but concedes that finishing second in the Premier League "is not enough".
The 27-year-old was crowned as the Red Devils' Player of the Year for the fourth time in five seasons earlier this month, having kept an unrivalled 18 clean sheets in the Premier League.
United have lacked the consistency shown by rivals Manchester City, however, and are now relying on next weekend's FA Cup final against Chelsea to salvage their season.
De Gea is happy with how things have gone on an individual level, though, telling United Review: "I think it's been a very complete season for me, my best since I've been at the club, I reckon. It's always good to be able to help out the team, and to try and be at your highest level of form possible to be able to earn points for the team.
"And that's the most important thing, to help the team in every way you can and to maintain that level of consistency which I believe is what makes the difference. I believe that for a club like United, even second place is simply not enough.
"We have to be fighting hard to win something and we have that opportunity next week. You get nothing for coming second or getting close to the league leaders. In the end you always have to be fighting to win as that's what this club and the fans really deserve, and so it's just that - second place is not enough.
"This club has an obligation to get through to cup finals, go on to win them, win silverware, and continue to make this club even bigger. I believe that's the most important thing, always being in the shake-up, fighting to win trophies and battling to keep making United exactly what it is: a massive, massive club."
De Gea has made 115 saves in the Premier League this season and conceded just 28 goals.
Daniel Lewis
