United need old De Gea back for visit to Liverpool
City looking to bounce back
LONDON, Dec 13, (RTRS): Even Manchester United’s reliable last line of defense David de Gea has struggled for form this season but the Spanish keeper will need to be at his best in Sunday’s clash with bitter rivals Liverpool at Anfield.
Last season’s Premier League Golden Glove winner has not looked himself since some uncharacteristic mistakes undermined Spain’s World Cup campaign and they went out in the last 16.
De Gea’s struggles have continued into this season as United sit sixth in the Premier League, 16 points behind the leaders. He had conceded 26 goals in 16 games whereas last season he let in only 28 in 37 appearances.
The 28-year-old may not, therefore, be relishing Sunday’s showdown with Liverpool’s back-in-form forward Mohamed Salah, who scored a hat trick last week in
Manchester City midfielder Leroy Sane (right), controls the ball against Hoffenheim midfielder Nadiem Amiri (left), during the Champions League Group F soccer match between Manchester City and Hoffenheim at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on Dec 12.
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a 4-0 win at Bournemouth that sent Juergen Klopp’s side to the top of the table and struck the vital winner against Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday.
He has not been helped by manager Jose Mourinho chopping and changing his defense, but De Gea looks low on confidence and not the same formidable
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