{"id":544696,"date":"2020-03-03T16:06:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=544696"},"modified":"2020-03-03T16:06:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:06:22","slug":"will-dean-henderson-replace-david-de-gea-at-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/03\/03\/will-dean-henderson-replace-david-de-gea-at-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Dean Henderson Replace David De Gea at Manchester United?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> drew against Everton<\/a> 1-1 on Sunday, with Everton’s goal coming from a David de Gea<\/a> mistake. A mistake from the Spaniard used to be unheard of but since his poor showing at the 2018 World Cup, it has been a regular occurrence at United. With Goalkeeper Dean Henderson<\/a> impressing while on loan – there is a question to who should be Goalkeeper at United from next season.<\/p>\n

2018 World Cup<\/h3>\n

De Gea was in terrific form coming into the World Cup, with the 2017\/18 season being his best. He pushed United to second in the Premier League table with his world-class performances throughout the campaign. He received the Premier League Golden Glove at the end of the campaign after getting 18 clean sheets.<\/p>\n

But De Gea’s great season did not continue into the 2018 World Cup.<\/p>\n

Against Portugal, De Gea let Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a>‘s shot which was straight at him – to go through his grasp. The game ended in a draw and was the first time in a while that De Gea did the opposite of saving his side.<\/p>\n

De Gea Since Then<\/h3>\n

Of course, De Gea’s ability has not gone and is still producing great saves and performances for the Red Devil’s.<\/p>\n

But with 7 mistakes leading to goals since the start of the 2018\/19 season, it is clear that the goalkeeper does not have the same aura he did in the previous seasons.<\/p>\n

As well, De Gea has shown that his distribution is not to the standard that is now expected in top goalkeepers. Against Everton De Gea only completed 6 out of 17 passes, and did not find a teammate with any of his long-range passes.<\/p>\n

Henderson Chasing The Number One Spot<\/h3>\n

While Dean Henderson<\/a>, on loan at Sheffield United<\/a>, is proving that he is ready to take over goalkeeper duties at Old Trafford next season.<\/p>\n

After loans at Stockport County, Grimsby Town and Shrewsbury Town – Henderson joined Sheffield United on loan in the 2018\/19 season. He helped The Blades to automatic promotion with an impressive 21 clean sheets in the league.<\/p>\n

Henderson went back on loan this season to The Blades and has 9 Premier League clean sheets so far this campaign and is looking to help Sheffield United finish in a European place this season.<\/p>\n

After 2 impressive seasons on loan, many think that Henderson is ready to be in between the sticks at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

The youngster clearly wants to play at Manchester United, recently saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“The big dream is to play for Manchester United one day,<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always had that dream throughout my life so until that\u2019s accomplished I\u2019ll never think I\u2019ve made it.<\/em><\/p>\n

Even if I play for them once I won\u2019t think I\u2019ve made it I need to play for them 500 times, 300 times whatever it is then you can turnaround at the end of your career and say, \u2018I made it, I did what I set out to do\u2019.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Although, the Englishman would not be willing to come back unless he was first choice.<\/p>\n

Next Season<\/h2>\n

If Henderson was to come back to United next season, he’d need to be the starter. This would mean having to find De Gea a new club.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid<\/a> had strong interest in the Spaniard a couple of years ago, but instead, they bought Thibaut Courtois<\/a>. Juventus<\/a> or PSG<\/a>\u00a0could be potential buyers.<\/p>\n

Henderson could also potentially spend an extra year with The Blades and start with United in 2022, making the 2020\/21 season De Gea’s last with United.<\/p>\n

But many would say that Henderson has shown that he is ready now. United should not let nostalgia get in the way of who deserves to start for United.<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

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