De Gea heavily criticized after defeat in FA Cup final

De Gea is the goalkeeper who won the Premier League Golden Glove award in the 2022-2023 season with 17 clean sheets. However, the legends of the "Red Devils" said that the performance of the Spanish goalkeeper in the final was very bad. Especially in the second goal, De Gea should have blocked Ilkay Gundogan's very weak shot.

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel told BBC: “De Gea should have saved that goal, I was surprised to see the ball roll into the net. It seemed like De Gea was not focused on the game.”

Not only did he criticize Manchester United's goalkeeper on television, after the match at Wembley, Peter Schmeichel went down to the pitch and had a conversation with De Gea.

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane also expressed his dismay at De Gea’s performance. Roy Keane was frustrated after the match on ITV: “Manchester United need a new goalkeeper. They need a world-class striker and a new goalkeeper. They need some other players and some strength in depth but they need a new goalkeeper. I’m sick of saying that about De Gea.

"It's a simple thing for top goalkeepers but it showed the difference today. You expect your goalkeeper to save and he doesn't. That's why we're seeing the celebrations from Manchester City. For Manchester United, they need a world-class goalkeeper and he's not."

De Gea couldn't stop both long-range shots from Ilkay Gundogan

According to Whoscored , De Gea was the worst player in the FA Cup final and he only received a score of 5. However, despite the criticism of De Gea, coach Erik ten Hag still defended the "Red Devils'" number 1 goalkeeper. The Dutch coach shared: "In saying this, we are on the right track but there are problems in the game that we have to solve. Improving them is what we will do if we want to take the next step and win trophies.

I won't say it's unprofessional, but as a team we'll help each other, we'll work on the smallest details. I only have my own plan to improve the team. I'll fight for those ideas and tell the club what we have to do for that. I have to work to be better next season. It's not about better players, it's about working every day to develop and improve the team."

In addition to affirming his trust in De Gea, coach Erik ten Hag revealed that the 32-year-old goalkeeper is still in his plans for next season. Currently, Manchester United is still working with De Gea's representative to agree terms for a new contract.

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