{"id":43959,"date":"2021-05-27T16:11:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T16:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=43959"},"modified":"2021-05-27T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:43:25","slug":"de-gea-vs-henderson-rio-ferdinand-picks-man-uniteds-number-one-goalkeeper-after-europa-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/de-gea-vs-henderson-rio-ferdinand-picks-man-uniteds-number-one-goalkeeper-after-europa-failure","title":{"rendered":"De Gea vs Henderson: Rio Ferdinand picks Man United\u2019s number one goalkeeper after Europa failure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has picked David de Gea ahead of Dean Henderson as his Red Devils\u2019 number one goalkeeper following the club\u2019s Europa League final defeat to Villarreal on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Ferdinand believes Henderson has \u2018not done enough\u2019 to De Gea as Man United\u2019s No. 1 goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

Henderson has been battling De Gea for the No. 1 shirt at Man United throughout the second half of the 2020-21 campaign.<\/p>\n

But De Gea started for Man United as they lost 10-11 on penalties in Gdansk following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.<\/p>\n

The Spain international failed to save any of Villarreal\u2019s 11 penalties \u2013 including a strike from rival goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli \u2013 before missing his own spot-kick at the end of a marathon shootout in Poland.<\/p>\n

Asked who he believes should be Man United\u2019s No. 1 next season, Ferdinand told FIVE: \u201cI just don\u2019t think Dean Henderson has done enough to drag the No. 1 shirt off of David de Gea, that\u2019s my thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he came in and set the world completely alight, you\u2019d have no problems with making him No. 1. But I don\u2019t think he\u2019s come in and hit everyone between the eyes with his form.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s got potential but is it for right now? David missed the penalty tonight. Does that mean he\u2019s not the right goalkeeper? I don\u2019t think that should determine whether you\u2019re No. 1 or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you give it to Henderson, what\u2019s it based on? He didn\u2019t cover himself in glory against Liverpool [in a 4-2 defeat at Old Trafford earlier this month].<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid was great against Roma [in the Europa League semi-finals]. They could have scored six goals if it wasn\u2019t for him in goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid hasn\u2019t saved a penalty since 2016, so to expect him to go into that shootout and pull up trees is a bit unrealistic given his record.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has picked David de Gea ahead of Dean Henderson as his Red Devils\u2019 number one goalkeeper following the club\u2019s Europa League final defeat to Villarreal on Wednesday night. Ferdinand believes Henderson has \u2018not done enough\u2019 to De Gea as Man United\u2019s No. 1 goalkeeper. 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