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Published 23:02 IST, October 16th 2019

Manchester United: David de Gea injured, fans sceptical about Romero

Manchester United's first-choice keeper, David de Gea, was substituted with an apparent groin injury in Spain's 1-1 draw with Sweden in a Euro qualifier match

Reported by: Ruchit Rastogi
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Manchester United's first-choice keeper, David de Gea, was substituted with an apparent groin injury in Spain's 1-1 draw with Sweden in a UEFA Euro qualifier match that was played at the Friends Arena on October 16. The Spanish keeper's injury prompted instant reactions from netizens across the world, who all rooted for United's second choice keeper, Sergio Romero, stepping up to the challenge that lay ahead.

Support pouring in for Manchester United

One user was in support of Romero, calling him a perfect replacement for De Gea.

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Another user posted a tweet that talked about how the Argentinian goalkeeper had the capability to play.

In another tweet, a netizen stated that it was high time that David took some rest to recuperate.

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The Red Devils' injury concerns

With De Gea's problem, the Red Devils need to deal with a number of injury issues of senior players such as Paul Pogba, Aaron Wan- Bissaka, Anthony Martial and first-choice left-back, Luke Shaw and if the keeper's injury turns out to be serious then it will cause a problem for United's Norwegian manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, as he is set to face league leaders, Liverpool, with a depleted squad on October 20 at Old Trafford.

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Gary Neville: The club's board is responsible

Meanwhile, former United Skipper, Gary Neville, targeted United's board, stating that their decisions have not been in the best interest of this club. In addition to this, he stated that United at this point does not have a winning mentality.

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They have started to let go of the ball a lot and they've lost the aggressiveness that United was known for. The quality of the players is not up to the mark and this team has not gone forward since Sir Alex Ferguson retired but have taken a few steps back. 

Manchester United are at a lowly 12th position in the Premier League and have won only 2 matches alongside 4 draws and 2 losses in the 8 league matches they have played so far.

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(With inputs from agencies)

17:37 IST, October 16th 2019