Published 19:45 IST, April 14th 2020

Dean Henderson keen to replace under-pressure David de Gea at Manchester United: Report

Dean Henderson has made a strong statement in regards to being the first-choice goalkeeper at Manchester United and replacing veteran shot-stopper David de Gea.

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Sheffield United manr Chris Wilder has admitted that Dean Henderson is er to replace David de Gea at Manchester United. Dean Henderson is coming off an impressive couple of seasons on loan with Sheffield United and has high hopes of obtaining  .1 spot between sticks for Manchester United come 2020-21 season. With De Gea coming under critical examination from pundits and supporters, Dean Henderson is boosted by that fact and believes he is ready to take up mantle as first-choice goalkeeper at Old Trafford.

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Dean Henderson blunder vs Liverpool and comeback

When Jurgen Klopp's high-flying Liverpool visited Bramall Lane to face Sheffield United in Premier League, it was a rar tight affair until goalkeeper Dean Henderson made a costly error. 23-year-old shot-stopper failed to collect a rar tame effort by Georginio Wijnaldum and allowed  ball to squirm through his hands and legs gifting  visitors lead. Dean Henderson error proved to be costly for Sheffield as Liverpool earned all three points. However, Blades manr Chris Wilder, in an interview with Sun, has praised Dean Henderson for his mentality to bounce back and string toger a number of table displays between posts.

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De Gea form at Manchester United in decline

usually reliable David de Gea has been shockingly poor over recent past. Manchester United strangely offered De Gea a contract extension amid those poor displays, which made him most expensive goalkeeper in world. However, re is denying that De Gea has made a number of blunders that haven't helped Manchester United in ir hunt for a top-four spot this season. De Gea made critical errors against Watford, Everton and Crystal Palace that have put Dean Henderson into frame for a starting berth at Manchester United.

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Dean Henderson to replace David De Gea at Manchester United

Dean Henderson has played a massive role in helping newly-promoted Sheffield United climb up to seventh on Premier League table. young Englishman has been vital for Chris Wilder in his last line of defence and Blades are only two points behind Manchester United. It appears that 29-year-old De Gea has lost his high levels of concentration and manr Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cant afford such errors given intensity of Premier League.

rwegian will ponder over bringing Henderson back at Old Trafford to add competition for De Gea between sticks. However, Henderson's objectives and intentions seem clear and obvious as he wants to snatch De Gea's starting position at Manchester United.

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19:45 IST, April 14th 2020