Reuters / Phil Noble
Allan Saint-Maximin’s half-volley into the roof of David de Gea’s internet marked yet one more fixture whereby Manchester United didn’t preserve a cleansheet. De Gea’s eight clear sheets within the Premier League is sort of half of Ederson, who tops the record with 15 to his identify.
The Spaniard wasn’t at fault for Newcastle United’s first-half equaliser, however he has left the sphere with followers feeling ‘he may’ve finished extra’ in far too many video games this season.
Regardless of strings of underwhelming showings between the sticks, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been affected person together with his No.1. Nonetheless, his understudy, Dean Henderson, is reportedly beginning to get stressed.
The Englishman has solely bought the supervisor’s nod to start out the sport twice within the Premier League, with the remainder of his United appearances arriving in home cup competitions and the Europa League. His single Champions League outing got here towards Istanbul Basaksehir.
Henderson was one of many Premier League’s greatest shot-stoppers final season, and certainly didn’t count on simply two begins within the first 25 league video games when he returned from the Sheffield United mortgage stint.
Now, the M.E.N means that the 23-year-old will search an exit from Previous Trafford in the summertime if he’s not given the No. 1 position forward of De Gea.
Additional, the likes of Tottenham, Chelsea, and West Ham are focused on his providers, and the suitors may gain advantage from Henderson’s frustration – stemmed from the shortage of enjoying time within the Premier League.
The England worldwide has no need to play second fiddle to the 30-year-old and has communicated the identical to his gaffer.
Solskjaer has already made some daring choices on the helm, and benching the membership’s highest earner for a comparatively inexperienced goalkeeper might be his subsequent courageous name.
