Published 14:27 IST, February 15th 2021

Guardiola or Klopp would sell De Gea, blasts Gary Neville following West Brom draw

Gary Neville has slammed David de Gea following Man United's poor display in the draw against West Bromwich Albion, while also mentioning Klopp and Guardiola.

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Manchester United's embarrassing form continued on Sunday as y were forced to share spoils against West Bromwich Albion. Fans have called out some of players for ir lack of consistency on field, with Anthony Martial also being abused racially. 'Ole out' has been trending on Twitter ever since final whistle. And club legends do t wish to stay aloof from criticising team, with Gary Neville slamming David de Gea in particular. 

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West Brom vs Man United ends in draw, Solskjaer's men called out 

Man United were left embarrassed away from home when West Brom went on to bag a lead in 2nd minute courtesy of a header from Mbaye Diagne. However, Bru Fernandes struck a splendid volley just before half-time to bring Red Devils on an equal footing in game. 

And Man United's frontline failed to bag winner in second half. Fans have called out ineffectiveness of club strikers in front of goal. Old Trafford outfit mand seven shots on target but mand to convert just once, suggesting a poor conversion rate.

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Guardiola or Klopp would get a new goalkeeper long: Gary Neville 

But Man United legend Gary Neville isn't ready to pin blame solely on misfiring attack. He instead believes David de Gea's poor run of form between sticks should also be worthy of criticism. Speaking with Webby and O’Neill, Neville claimed that Spanish shot-stopper has been committing mistakes quite often and it was necessary to highlight m. 

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" mistakes are coming more regularly and y cost points. And game-winning saves and one-on-one saves are coming less," said Neville. He went on to make a bold claim which hints at his complete trust breakdown in De Gea. Neville insisted if eir of Jurgen Klopp or Pep Guardiola was to join Man United in next six months, y would get a new goalkeeper along. 

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He goes on to extend support for Dean Henderson, who has had limited game time ever since his return from a loan deal last summer. Neville insists, "That might be tough on Henderson, but to chance it – do you gamble with winning league? That’s first question, is keeper right? That’s number one, deal with keeper situation. Your goalkeeper, to win a league, has got to be exceptional."

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14:27 IST, February 15th 2021