It was an obvious deflection.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
Deflection or not, we should have handled that period much better. We were far too complacent, and should have looked to completely kill the game and any confidence Liverpool had of a recovery.
Still a bit of a mistake for his standards though, even though it did have a deflection. You'd still expect him to save it.
Courtois and Neuer though... Awful
Courtois and Neuer though... Awful
Definitely - he's entitled to a mistake or two for the season he's had though!
Just sign the bloody contract
All great keepers make mistakes every now and then. De Gea's distribution in particular today however, was top class.
apart that front post weaker effort, his distribution was fantastic, you know he will find the chest of Fellaini and we can start the attack from there, and also his sweeping got better. Hope he stays here forever. Give him 300k per week ffs.
I don't think it was a 'mistake'. It was a deflection from such close range, which pushed it away from De Gea, and not towards him. Not completely unsaveable but very difficult. he'd have to have been anticipating the deflection, which he clearly wasn't. If he's saving that, then it's miraculous, as many of his saves has been. Perhaps our expectations of him are so high that we're expecting him to save everything.
He's improved at coming off his line, which was one of the weakest parts of his game. His starting position and his alertness to danger were on point today. And his passing and clearances were all superb, even when pressed.
Recently we had a stat (which appeared to be used as criticism) that said we go back to the keeper more than anyone. But if your goalkeeper is such a great distributor of the ball and comfortable being involved in the buildup from the back, then why wouldn't you utilise that?
We've had some bizarre criticism this year. De Gea making too many saves, and now De Gea making too many passes. Next it will be Mata scoring too many goals. Too reliant on Herrera making passes. Alternative league table if all teams had no Spaniards etc.
He's improved at coming off his line, which was one of the weakest parts of his game. His starting position and his alertness to danger were on point today. And his passing and clearances were all superb, even when pressed.
Recently we had a stat (which appeared to be used as criticism) that said we go back to the keeper more than anyone. But if your goalkeeper is such a great distributor of the ball and comfortable being involved in the buildup from the back, then why wouldn't you utilise that?
We've had some bizarre criticism this year. De Gea making too many saves, and now De Gea making too many passes. Next it will be Mata scoring too many goals. Too reliant on Herrera making passes. Alternative league table if all teams had no Spaniards etc.
Schweinsteiger's facepalm in the bottom left corner.Wasn't great for their goal but considering what he has done I think it can slide. How good was his distribution though?
I'm hoping the reason behind the delay on his contract is to wait and see if we get in the top four.
He plays with such a swagger and authority these days. It's amazing how much he has grown in terms of stature. He is so calm and confident. Knows when to hold onto the ball to take the sting out of the game for a bit when Liverpool were having one of their rare better moments. He calmed things down. At one point, under pressure he looked like he was making a rushed clearance but it was actually a precise accurate pass to Fellaini's feet. It's impossible to ruffle his feathers atm.
People were criticising him earlier in the season for not being quick enough off his line but yesterday he did it perfectly 4 or 5 times. He was always there to snuff out any danger.
I'm still hopeful of that contract although I do wonder what he is waiting for.
People were criticising him earlier in the season for not being quick enough off his line but yesterday he did it perfectly 4 or 5 times. He was always there to snuff out any danger.
I'm still hopeful of that contract although I do wonder what he is waiting for.
Those massive flags behind the goal would drive me mad. They don't even stop when the goal goes in.
His shirt it's the 4th most sold shirt this season! 
When was the last time a GK was in top 10 or anywhere close?
When was the last time a GK was in top 10 or anywhere close?
I'd never bothered getting a goalkeeper jersey before but last season I got the green goalkeeper jersey with his name on the back. He's my favourite current United player by some distance. I'm still surprised to see him ahead of the likes of Falcao and Rooney though.His shirt it's the 4th most sold shirt this season!
And Neuer trying to salvage it at the end hoping no one would notice
Hasn't changed at all from 5 years ago.
Why? Rooney is the most iconic player at the club and Falcao was a former world class striker who may not (probably not now) have another season with us. Love how 5 of the top 10 are United players though, prestige.
That's as good a reason as any to pay him whatever he wants. Those sales will rise even higher if he signs a new contract.His shirt it's the 4th most sold shirt this season!
He will no doubt sell even more next season, with the Adidas GK kits being generally more "wearable"(is that even a word?) than the Nike ones. Also, if we don't sign some Adidas superstar before the new kit will be announced he will almost certainly be the one to take Rooney's place as the clubs poster boy.
Isn't that more reason to get his name on the back of your jersey? It's only really become apparent since Christmas that Falcao is unlikely to stay. I would have thought before then that plenty of jerseys would be sold with his name on them. Even now you constantly hear his name being sung at games so he is still really popular with the fans.
The song is more popular than the player, IMHO.
That's exactly what it is, I misread your post haha.
Completely agree regarding the CL qualification!
Going through this thread, I had to laugh at this
A lot of people were very critical of him early in the season when a lot of goals were flying past him.
hopefully he concedes 4 or 5 soft goals tonight an accidentally wees on a real madrid flag.
I heard both goals where totally his fault and Marca are having a field day... Yup that's exactly what's happening
His ability to catch the ball, rather then palm it away, is quite something. See his first save tonight...Most, even top keepers, would be pushing that away.
Did you expect people to praise him when he wasn't playing very well?Going through this thread, I had to laugh at this
A lot of people were very critical of him early in the season when a lot of goals were flying past him.
People were criticising him for not saving pens, for not stopping shots in the top corner and wanted him dropped.
You need to read back the thread, mate. Was a fecking joke.
That sort of criticism is unfair, fair enough if you are talking about that.
Is he 6'4? That surprises me. He doesn't look that tall but maybe my perception is skewed for some reason.
He looked a shade taller than Skrtel when they squared up, so 6'4" is about right.
He was barely 5'9'' when we first signed him!
Considering the shooter and the keeper, this might as well be a United training session video 2015-16
Man Utd 3:1 Aston Villa
2 cheap goals in 2 games, come on Dave.
Seems to be having a dip in form ATM.
De Gea would've saved that
All part of the master plan to make Madrid look elsewhere.