da bet nacional： One of the world’s best goalkeepers of the past decade, it’s fair to say David de Gea hasn’t exactly enjoyed the greatest couple of years in recent memory.
da brdice： The Spain international has been included in numerous PFA Team of the Years since joining Manchester United, but the past season-and-a-half have really painted a picture of a decline. Last year saw him commit four errors that directly led to goals in the Premier League, whilst he has made major howlers this season too – letting in a near-post effort from Patrick van Aanholt, or letting an effort from Ismaila Sarr slip through his hands.
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Against Manchester City on Tuesday night, there were no real obvious gaffes or blooper-reel worthy mistakes. But the 29-year-old once again looked anything but his real self. As per Sofascore, his 6.2 match rating was only better than teammate Daniel James, whilst his distribution was terrible, failing to complete 12 of his 13 attempted long balls.
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And after seeing his performance, United fans flooded to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the display, with a few calling for him to be dropped or just skip out this season.
Some fans took aim over his distribution and use of the ball, with one supporter in particular calling him the “worst” amongst the top goalkeepers.
A couple of fans even simply insisted that De Gea’s reign at the top of the game is now over, with one supporter claiming that he’s “not a keeper for the modern game”.
With Dean Henderson coming back in the summer after his season-long loan, and Solskjaer himself praising number two goalkeeper Sergio Romero, the pressure is well and truly on De Gea. Whilst he didn’t make a major error or howler against City, he just didn’t radiate that same sense of confidence, with his distribution looking particularly shaky as aforementioned. The Spaniard faces a genuinely tough fight to keep his number one jersey at Old Trafford in the long-term.
Meanwhile, Manchester United making a swoop for this 13-assist ace could help transform them.