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Manchester United's GK Situation

 Manchester United have had one of the world's best GK in their squad. Kasper Schmeichel, Van der Saar followed by David de Gea in the past decade. Now, their academy goalkeeper Dean Henderson is knocking on the door for the number 1 spot in the first team. Apart from these iconic goalkeepers, manchester united produced more talented keepers like Tom Heaton and Sam Johnstone who are regular starters in their respective clubs. 

We can all agree that since Ferguson left, David de Gea is the man who carried the team for several seasons. though recent performance from him may have had a stinker one can never deny the fact that, he was the world's best because he won the golden glove with Phil ones and Chris smalling to protect him. David de Gea became a legend in this club after his iconic spell under Mourinho. though there was speculation of DDG joining other clubs, he chose to stay in Carrington itself. after a series of howlers, DDG's number 1 spot in the team became questionable by most of the fan base and might be in consideration for the coach Ole too. David de Gea is being shown as the example for the proverb "Either you die as a hero or live long enough to see yourself as a villain".



Dean Henderson, after a terrific loan spell with Sheffield United and helping them to promotion into the premier league. he spent one more year in the same club and seen them performing on a top level. the impact of Henderson can be seen clearly once he left the club ( this season ). Although, many fans considering that he is young to start for manchester united and he should be sent out on loan while we keep David de Gea for one more season. 



Manchester United have still Romero and lee grant as their 3rd and 4th choice keeper and signed Tom Heaton from Aston villa too. Currently, Manchester united's goalkeeper base is filled with quality which raises the question of who is going to get more time? who is going to be the 1st choice and 2nd choice for Ole?. While there are rumours speculating about a straight swap deal for Jan Oblak for David de Gea!!

David Strenght: Being in the right place at the right time and he does not have to make a stretched save.
David Weakness: Vocally weak, communication and poor penalty saving technique
Henderson Strength: Vocally strong, communicate well with CB's, great penalty saver, and his distributions are remarkable.
Henderson Weakness: Decision making

With the current depth for the GK in the squad, it is wise not to go for a new GK rather make the best out of what they already have. The ideal situation for Manchester United and their players to be happy is to sell Romero and Lee Grant, Keep the other three keepers as first, second and third choices. David de Gea must be back to his prime for him to keep his number 1 spot while Dean Henderson proves to be an error-free keeper yet need to learn and Tom Heaton have said he is never gonna back down from fighting for the number 1 spot in the team. It surely going to be interesting how Ole is going to deal with the goalkeeper situation with the transfer window starting in a week's time.


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