Manchester United news: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refuses to blame David de Gea for faltering Premier League top-four hopes

Manchester United news: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refuses to blame David de Gea for faltering Premier League top-four hopes
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to blame under-fire goalkeeper David de Gea for Manchester Uniteds faltering top four hopes.The Spaniard was at fault for Chelseas equaliser in Sundays 1-1 draw after spilling Antonio Rudiger long-range effort, which allowed Marcos Alonso to slot home the rebound.2

David de Gea is enduring a tough time in goal

It was De Geas third error leading to a goal in his last four games – and his second blunder in less than a week as he failed to keep out Leroy Sanes strike in a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City.United are in danger of missing out on Champions League football as they trail fourth-placed Chelsea by three points with two games to go.But De Gea, whose contract expires next summer, has been backed to return to form by his manager.Solskjaer said: “He’s been in the spotlight for the right reasons for so long, now he’s going through a period where he probably feels he could have done better.“I don’t have any worries about him because he’s a strong character.2

Marcos Alonso capitalised on David de Gea’s error

“Of course I’ll sit down and speak to David as I’ve done when he’s played well. But he’s not the reason why we’re in the sixth position at the moment.“You cannot say there is any complacency, David is not the type to sit down and be complacent. He is a competitor and he wants to be the best.“David knows he could have done better with the goal, there’s no reason to hide that, but there’s no chance any of us will point fingers because he’s saved us so many times.Uniteds potential failure to secure Champions League football could see them lose De Gea and Paul Pogba.Solskjaers men will need to beat Huddersfield and Cardiff to stand any chance of overcoming top-four rivals Chelsea and Arsenal. The Norwegian added: “Of course if you look at the league table it’s going to be difficult.We’ve got to make sure we turn up, win the next two games, play well and you never know.“Points are being dropped left, right and centre in this race.”

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Alan Brazil blasts UEFA for giving Arsenal and Chelsea 'ridiculous' ticket allocation for Europa League final in Baku were given just 6,000 tickets each for the Europa League final in Baku.
Alan Brazil blasts UEFA for giving Arsenal and Chelsea
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talkSPORT host Alan Brazil has slammed UEFA after Arsenal and Chelsea were given just 6,000 tickets each for the Europa League final in Baku. The all-English showpiece will take place at Azerbaijan's 68,700-seater Olympic Stadium, 2,850 miles from London, on May 29.
Alan Brazil blasts UEFA for giving Arsenal and Chelsea
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talkSPORT host Alan Brazil has slammed UEFA after Arsenal and Chelsea were given just 6,000 tickets each for the Europa League final in Baku.. The all-English showpiece will take place at Azerbaijan's 68,700-seater Olympic Stadium, 2,850 miles from London, on May 29.
~ Why Arsenal and Chelsea will receive less than 6,000

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Premier League and Championship clubs are among those battling to sign Leyton Orient striker Macauley Bonne, talkSPORT understands. The Zimbabwe international, 23, is set to go head-to-head with Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah at the Africa Cup of Nations following a fine campaign in the National League.
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Former Swansea and Brighton midfielder Andrea Orlandi has been forced to retire due to heart disease. The problem was discovered during a recent medical with Italian Serie C club Virtus Entella.
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