David de Gea looks set to remain as Manchester United No. 1 goalkeeper this season as Dean Henderson will pen a season-long loan deal with Nottingham Forest.
The Spaniard has been United’s first choice shot-stopper for over a decade but his stagnating form in recent years led to suggestions that Henderson would be eased into the starting line-up more regularly. Indeed, a report in the Manchester Evening News outlines how former Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer promised Henderson last summer that he would be given a run of matches.
However, the shot-stopper contracted Covid and missed the club’s pre-season as he was unavailable for selection for two months – during which De Gea enjoyed a resurgence in form. That marked a noticeable recovery from the Europa League final, when the Spaniard was unable to stop any of Villarreal’s 11 spot kicks before being spurned with his own effort to seal United’s fate.
