Emilio Alvarez: Last News

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Former Manchester United goalkeeping coach Emilio Alvarez says David de Gea was "disloyal" to him after renewing his Old Trafford contract.

straight to your inboxPaul Pogba found the responsibility of being a "star signing" at Manchester United difficult to handle, according to former Old Trafford coach Emilio Alvarez.The former United goalkeeping coach believes Pogba has been weighed down by the demands of fulfilling that role at the club he returned to from Juventus for £89million four years ago.Pogba is yet to fulfill the expectations on him following his return to Old Trafford, but Alvarez, who left United in September last year, insists that's nothing to do with his talent, but is instead about learning to cope with the pressure on his shoulders.The World Cup winner has been in good form since retruning to the United side from injury recently and he now looks set to stay

straight to your inbox Emilio Alvarez has accused David de Gea of a "lack of loyalty" after revealing he left Manchester United because he no longer wanted to work with the goalkeeper. Alvarez was De Gea's goalkeeping coach at Atletico Madrid and he was recruited to the coaching staff at Old Trafford to work with his protege in the summer of 2016, with Jose Mourinho offering him the job in a bid to keep De Gea at the club.

There were two weeks between David de Gea signing a new contract and his mentor Emilio Alvarez leaving Manchester United. Alvarez was retained by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the recommendation of De Gea last season, and a cynic might suggest he was used to keep the 'keeper.