If Liverpool are to finish in the top four against the odds this season, they could well owe a debt of gratitude to Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea.
The Spaniard was at fault for Said Benrahma’s winner for West Ham on Sunday, getting a hand to the Algerian’s tame effort from distance but unable to keep it out as it squirmed out of his grasp and into the bottom corner.
Falling to a 1-0 defeat at the London Stadium, the Red Devils still occupy fourth but sit just a point above Liverpool, albeit having played one game less. Meanwhile, De Gea’s latest error has cast doubt on his future at Old Trafford with his current contract set to expire this summer, though United do possess a one-year option.
