3 Goalkeepers to Replace David De Gea at Manchester United

Erik ten Hag has a lot of problems to solve at Manchester United but arguably the biggest that’s holding back his style of play is goalkeeper David De Gea. United’s number 1 is a traditional shot stopper and is arguably closer in style of play to a 90s keeper than the sweepers that we see in the modern game. The Dutchman has made big calls over this position in the past. With Andre Onana still banned at the start of last season, Ten Hag signed then, 37 year old, Rem-ko Pass-veer to play in goal over former Dutch International, Maarten Steklenberg. Ten Hag did this because Pasveer was a far better goalkeeper in possession, allowing him to reliably become an 11th outfielder and help Ajax to outnumber the opposition in build up. Unfortunately for David De Gea, this is just not his strength. In fact, since 1st July 2016, De Gea has made the second most errors leading to goals in the Premier League.

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So what are we looking for? First, the goalkeeper needs to be good with the ball at their feet and comfortable under pressure. Statistically speaking this means lots of touches and accurate passes. Next, they need to be comfortable sweeping off their line, enabling a high defensive line. This means lots of defensive actions outside the box and a high average distance for these actions.Being a good shot stopper, so having a high save percentage or over-performing their xG is also important, as well as the ability to stop crosses.

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There are a LOT of goalkeepers just around Europe who could compete with David De Gea and just focusing on players under 25, Man Utd could look at: Islan Meslier from Leeds; Robert Sanchez from Brighton; Dominik Livakovic from Dinamo Zagreb; Yann Sommer from Gladbach; Justin Bijlow from Feyenoord; Florian Muller from Stuttgart; and Maarten Vandevoordt from Genk. But the goalkeepers I rate highly for the role are Marseille’s Pau Lopez; Bochum’s Manuel Riemann; and Brentford’s David Raya.

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But what do you think? Who would YOU replace David De Gea with for Manchester United? Let me know in the comments below!

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