When David de Gea’s name was absent from Manchester United's starting XI against Crystal Palace, the rumour mill went into overdrive.
Criticised for performances in recent weeks, some believed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had finally made the decision to drop him to the bench in place of Dean Henderson.
That notion was quickly dismissed with the United boss confirming the Spaniard was out for a ‘personal reason’. The player himself has since cleared that up with De Gea posting a message on social media earlier this week announcing the birth of his child in Spain.
Of course, due to the current quarantine rules in place, the ‘keeper is now set to miss a number of fixtures as the Red Devils look to keep their ever-decreasing title hopes
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