Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea managed to end a 40-game hoodoo in Sunday’s 2-1 victory against West Ham United by saving his first penalty since 2016.
The Spanish stopper stepped up to face Hammers midfielder Mark Noble with the rot of 40 successive penalties conceded for both club and country hanging on his shoulders, but the United keeper kept his cool and swatted the ball away.The last time De Gea had successfully denied a goal from a penalty came in April 2016 against the brute force of then Everton striker Romelu Lukaku in an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.The Spaniard is no stranger to slings and arrows from critics who have taken aim at his penalty saving ability, especially after the crushing defeat to Villareal in the.
Read more on dailystar.co.uk