Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag might have a new first-teamer after Real Betis win
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDavid de Gea’s distribution still needs improvement Throughout the season we have seen United boss Erik ten Hag ask David de Gea to be more proactive with the ball at his feet when playing out from the back and the Real Betis game was no exception.
Despite United’s dominance in possession for large portions of the match, the goalkeeper unnecessarily kept putting his defence under pressure through his lack of ball-playing ability and potentially becoming nervous when being closed down by the opposition.
When we look at Liverpool’s Allison and Manchester City’s Ederson, their technical ability and pinpoint accuracy when helping their team move the ball up the pitch breeds confidence in their teammates and allows the team to become less one-dimensional.
Ten Hag should be looking at goalkeeping alternatives in the summer if the Dutch manager wants to upgrade his team and implement more control of the ball in defence. Also read: Kane earmarked as United's prime striker target by Ten Hag Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s resurgence has been a breath of fresh air - and he might be a new first-team starter At the start of the current campaign, Wan-Bissaka was nowhere to be seen as Portugal international Diogo Dalot was the preferred option at right back.
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