Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defended his decision to allow David De Gea to return to Spain and miss his side's biggest game of the season.
De Gea jetted back to his homeland to be with his partner Edurne Garcia, who has given birth to the couple's first child. The goalkeeper will miss Sunday's crunch derby showdown with Manchester City at the Etihad - when United have to win to keep their fading title hopes alive.
City have reeled off 21 straight wins in all competitions to help them charge into a 14 point lead over United at the top of the Premier League table.De Gea will be replaced in goal by Dean Henderson and will be forced to quarantine for up to 10 days when he gets back to Manchester due to Covid-19 travel rules.It means he will miss.
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