Bolton boss Owen Coyle believes his side can find a way to overcome Manchester United – but does not view goalkeeper David de Gea as a potential weak spot in Sir Alex Ferguson’s team.

United have started the season in impressive fashion, hammering Arsenal 8-2 in their last outing to make it three wins from the opening three fixtures of their Barclays Premier League title defence.

If they have looked uncertain in any position, it is in goal, where Spanish youngster De Gea, signed over the summer as a replacement for the retired Edwin van der Sar, has appeared to struggle at times. The 20-year-old saved a penalty against the Gunners, though, and Coyle is certainly not thinking Bolton might have an easy task getting past him.

The Scot does, however, feel Wanderers – who led United twice at home last term in an eventual 2-2 draw – have it in them to pull off a victory when the two sides meet again at the Reebok Stadium.

“David de Gea is a top goalkeeper – there is no doubt about it,” Coyle said. “With Manchester United, it is difficult to find any weaknesses, but my focus will be on making sure my group are at their best.

“We know as long as we get to our maximum that we can sleep well at night. What we don’t want to do is be below that – it leaves that bad taste in your mouth, so I will be stressing to my group that we have to get to our best. If we do that, although we certainly won’t be able to match Manchester United over the course of a season, on any given day we can win these games.”