Does David de Gea's 'shocking' mistake raise questions about his Man Utd future?

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David de Gea looking down to the level aft making his mistake against West Ham

He has been a mainstay successful the Manchester United extremity for much than a decade, but is David de Gea's Old Trafford aboriginal present successful the balance?

The Spaniard made a horrendous mistake to acquisition Said Benrahma a extremity that proved to beryllium the victor for West Ham connected Sunday, damaging the Red Devils' hopes of finishing successful the Premier League's apical 4 successful the process.

The 32-year-old has present made 4 errors starring to a extremity successful each competitions this season, the associated astir of immoderate Premier League player, on with Hugo Lloris.

In February De Gea said declaration talks astatine Old Trafford would "end successful a bully way" and helium was "enjoying it" - but for galore fans and pundits this whitethorn beryllium 1 mistake excessively many.

"If he's successful declaration negotiations, making mistakes similar that is ne'er going to help," erstwhile Liverpool, Tottenham and Stoke striker Peter Crouch told BT Sport.

"He's been a top-class goalkeeper implicit the years, but astatine the infinitesimal it feels similar he's making large errors successful big, large games.

"David de Gea has had a shocker, we can't formal it up. You can't warrant it astatine all, it's a unspeakable mistake."

Former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas was arsenic critical, telling BT Sport: "That's beyond shocking. His squad is successful afloat power of this crippled and to fto 1 successful similar that. He'll cognize himself."

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand added: "It's a atrocious mistake. He volition instrumentality afloat work for that.

"His near ft does gaffe somewhat but that's nary excuse, he's got afloat interaction connected the ball. It's not similar helium is stretching and getting fingertips connected it."

David de Gea attempting to prevention Said Benrahma's shot

'Everybody has to instrumentality responsibility'

There is nary doubting De Gea's pedigree. He has made much than 500 United appearances since arriving from Atletico Madrid successful 2011, winning the club's subordinate of the twelvemonth grant 4 times and lifting the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League trophies.

Unsurprisingly manager Erik 10 Hag leapt to the player's defence, pointing retired that helium is successful contention for the Premier League Golden Glove aft keeping 15 cleanable sheets truthful acold this play - 2 much than anybody else.

"Mistakes are portion of shot and successful this squad you person to woody with it and bounce backmost due to the fact that it is simply a squad sport," said the Dutchman.

"Over the play helium is the 1 with the astir cleanable sheets and besides we did it arsenic a team. It tin happen, it's shot but everybody has to instrumentality responsibility."

But with his declaration owed to expire astatine the extremity of the play mistakes similar Sunday are improbable to assistance negotiations and permission the Red Devils brag with a determination to make.

Ferdinand says it is De Gea's quality with his feet alternatively than immoderate contented with his shot-stopping that whitethorn punctual Ten Hag to marque a change.

"The question people astir him I deliberation is whether he's bully capable with his feet to play the Erik 10 Hag way," helium said.

"In presumption of shot-stopping, he's made a mistake contiguous - but that's not the country I question him. Is helium a bully capable footballer to play for Manchester United?

"The lone idiosyncratic that tin reply that is Erik 10 Hag and we'll cognize astatine the extremity of this season."

Crouch added: "It's a unusual one, due to the fact that he's conceded goals from his ain mistakes but he's besides kept the astir cleanable sheets successful the league."

'It truly is clip for United to determination connected from De Gea' - your views

Jonny: Honestly bash not cognize what has happened to De Gea this season. From a accordant Player of the Year contender to an adjacent greater liability than Lloris successful conscionable 1 year. Renewing his declaration present seems similar 1 of the worst mistakes we could make.

Andrew: It truly is clip for United to determination connected from De Gea. His deficiency of prime distributing the shot is already astatine likelihood with what Ten Hag seems to privation from his goalkeeper, and determination are conscionable excessively galore errors successful his crippled now.

Richard: In a crippled we person to win, De Gea is doing america nary favours. Abysmal goalkeeping.

Seth: When we accidental De Gea is not bully enough, this is conscionable an example. The fig of errors helium made implicit the past fewer years, particularly nether Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] and present nether Ten Hag is incredible. There is nary mode helium should beryllium a starter adjacent play if we privation to determination forward.

Calum: Sadly there's precise small spot for sentiment successful athletics if you're looking to physique a winning team, truthful it's clip for De Gea to spell successful my opinion.

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