'Time for Henderson to replace him' - De Gea howler at Everton leaves Man Utd fans reeling

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The Spaniard made a huge mistake in the opening minutes at Goodison Park to gift Dominic Calvert-Lewin an easy opening goal

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea thrust himself into the headlines on Sunday as he made a huge error in his side's Premier League clash with Everton.

With barely three minutes on the clock, the Spaniard hesitated on the ball and ended up kicking a clearance straight into the onrushing Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

The in-form Toffees forward deflected the ball into the net to give the home side an early lead at Goodison Park.

His error left him as a target for fans' ire and amusement, with plenty pointing out it wasn't his first mistake of the season.

7 - David De Gea has made seven errors leading directly to an opposition goal in the Premier League since the start of last season, the joint-most alongside Martin Dubravka and Bernd Leno. Shocker. pic.twitter.com/WNoCTxhxds

How many more horrendous cock-ups does De Gea need to make before he loses the 'best goalkeeper in the world' tag?He's not even the best goalkeeper in Manchester. pic.twitter.com/Us5l0x375L

Love De Gea but it’s probably time for Henderson to replace him. These mistakes are becoming too frequent

Shortly after the opening goal, De Gea made a fine save to prevent Calvert-Lewin adding a quickfire second.

Jeepers keepers that’s nuts. Absolute howler from De Gea followed by a fabulous save. Who’d be a goalie?

De Gea costs us a goal then makes a world class save to keep us in it. Mad start to this game

It wasn't lost on many that De Gea's error bore some similarity to a mistake made by Liverpool's Loris Karius in the 2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid, as the German passed the ball directly into the path of Karim Benzema to open the scoring.

De Gea a few seasons ago vs De Gea now. pic.twitter.com/1DcZb5rm2X

de gea and karius right now pic.twitter.com/p9C4OZEiIC

De Gea's just like a pendulum nowadays who swings from World Class to Karius level every other game#EVEMUN #PremierLeague

The incident attracted focus on De Gea's future both for his club and at international level.

Dean Henderson has impressed on loan at Sheffield United this season, while Spain face a goalkeeping dilemma ahead of Euro 2020 with De Gea out of form and Kepa Arrizabalaga out of the team at Chelsea.

@D_DeGea thanks for the memories but... #EVEMUN pic.twitter.com/Apo9RQJy7P

After the game everyone will blame Ole if we lose but again it’s De Gea, I’d cash in on him and promote Henderson now.Great shot stopper but he’s a dinosaur when it comes to distribution. #EVEMUN

That was honestly so poor from De Gea. Love him but he's been bad this season.He needs to step up.

Surely Spain don’t want Kepa or De Gea in goal for Euro 2020 at this rate

If I was Luis Enrique, I would seriously consider the trio of Unai Simón (Athletic Club), Fernando Pacheco (Alavés) and Jordi Masip (Valladolid) in the next Spain squad.Kepa and De Gea are definitely better in terms of talent, but on form? No way.

2020-03-01 18:00:02

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