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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jacob Leeks

Erik ten Hag's decision to snub Roy Keane's "sick to death" rant comes back to haunt him

Erik ten Hag has been full of praise for David de Gea lately, but may be regretting his decision to ignore Roy Keane's advice following the Manchester United keeper's glaring error against Everton.

De Gea has retained his place as the Red Devils' first-choice goalkeeper under Ten Hag, who took over at Old Trafford in June. That's despite the 32-year-old having developed a reputation for making costly errors at key moments in recent campaigns - something which has played its part in his absence from Spain squads over the past 18 months.

And although it's fair to say he has impressed this term he made one of those scarcely-believable mistakes in the third round of the FA Cup on Friday night. United were leading thanks to Antony's early goal when the Toffees were able to recycle the ball from a broken down corner.

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