De Gea labelled ‘big problem’ for Man United amid double switch demand
It was one other day to overlook at Wembley for United’s under-fire long-term No1, who was too sluggish to react to Ilkay Gundogan’s second and finally match-winning volley for Treble-chasing City within the second half of a tense all-Manchester remaining.
De Gea’s distribution was additionally criticised throughout the remaining, with supervisor Erik ten Hag responding to a query on that precise subject in his post-match press convention by admitting that United had “issues in the game that we have to improve if we want to make the next step and win trophies”.
The Spaniard’s future after 12 years at Old Trafford has been topic to fervent hypothesis all through a troublesome season for De Gea personally, together with his present contract as a consequence of expire on the finish of June.
While he’s anticipated to signal an extension on lowered phrases, Ten Hag has supplied no ensures that he’ll stay his first-choice between the posts amid hyperlinks to a number of potential new goalkeepers together with Brentford’s David Raya and Diogo Costa at Porto.
Under stress: David de Gea is out of contract at Manchester United on the finish of June
/ Getty ImagesAnd regardless of De Gea shrugging off numerous high-profile errors to clinch the Premier League’s Golden Glove award for probably the most clear sheets in a season, United legend Keane believes his former employers should exit and search upgrades at each ends of the pitch this summer time.
In phrases of strikers, the oft-injured Anthony Martial may very well be bought within the months forward and United won’t signal Burnley loanee Wout Weghorst on a everlasting deal, leaving the membership needing to offer adequate help for Marcus Rashford as a matter of urgency.
The Red Devils have made Harry Kane their prime goal for the window forward, with the likes of Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, Juventus frontman Dusan Vlahovic and Atalanta starlet Rasmus Højlund additionally linked within the occasion that the England captain stays at Spurs into the ultimate 12 months of his contract.
“United have got to get a new goalkeeper,” stated Keane on ITV. “They need a world-class striker and a new goalkeeper. “They need some other players and some strength in depth but they need a new goalkeeper and a world-class striker. I’m sick of saying it.”
He added: “We saw it again today. We’ve seen lads coming off the bench but they’re not good enough.
“They may be decent lads but they’re not good enough for Man United. And that’s why they’re losing these tight games and that’s why they’ll be chasing Man City for the next few years, unless they go and spend the money and get the players that Man United deserve.”
Keane’s newest criticism of De Gea was echoed by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, who known as him a “big problem” for United and questioned if a brand new goalkeeper was truly extra necessary than the membership’s high-profile pursuit of a serious striker improve this summer time.
“DDG is a big problem for Man United, is fixing that position more important than them signing a striker?” Carragher tweeted.
Speaking on the BBC, legendary United ‘keeper Peter Schmeichel claimed that De Gea should have kept out Gundogan’s match-winning strike at Wembley.
“I think he should have done better,” Schmeichel stated. “I was very surprised.
“I look at where he is in the goal… If I put myself in there I would be thinking ‘okay, I have to be right in the middle of this triangle’. He gets a full hand to it.
“He’s a little bit too deep… he should move toward where the ball is.”