Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea wins the Premier League Golden Glove
BREAKING NEWS: Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea wins Premier League Golden Glove award, after Liverpool’s Alisson admitted to making it impossible to overtake
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea is handed the Premier League’s Golden Glove award after no other stopper was able to get hold of him.
De Gea, who kept 16 clean sheets this season, now cannot see himself matched by second-seeded Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, who is on 14 shutouts but conceded against Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday.
Newcastle’s Nick Pope and Arsenal star Aaron Ramsdale, both on 13 clean sheets, are also unable to get hold of De Gea, who has been declared the outright winner.
It is only the second time the Spaniard has won the Premier League’s top goalkeeping award, last winning in 2017-18.
De Gea, 32, has been criticized on several occasions this season, most recently for his mistake in letting West Ham score in their win over United this month, but has kept his side from conceding in nearly half of their league games.
Pictured is David De Gea arriving in Bournemouth shortly before winning the Golden Glove
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson conceded against Aston Villa to put De Gea out of sight
Although his time at United has been questioned lately, the United goalkeeper looks ready to sign a new contract with the club that will see him take a pay cut on his £375,000 a week salary.
His new deal of around £200,000 a week puts him in line with the rest of the United backline and it became clear to the player, given his inconsistent form, brilliant one week and bizarre the next, that no one in Europe would want him to offer. more.
De Gea is certainly a Manchester United legend in terms of goalkeepers. He won every major national trophy and was on the bench for Jose Mourinho’s 2017 Europa League win.
His 540 appearances for United are already the most for any goalkeeper and seventh on the all-time list.
By the time his new contract expires, he will almost certainly have Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville jumped into the top five.
De Gea is pictured in action against Bournemouth, with his prize already secured
Manager Erik ten Hag has recently suggested De Gea’s contract issue has affected his form.
‘Is that a reason? No, I don’t think that’s a reason because David is so experienced,” he added.
“I can think of a thousand and one reasons, but I don’t think that’s the reason.
“As a top player you have such circumstances and you have to accept them, deal with them and the requirement is that you have to perform.”
