It’s advantage Chelsea ahead of today’s clash with Manchester United, with the out of form David De Gea set to start in goal for the home side.
De Gea had a poor World Cup campaign with Spain and never really recovered. He’s carried his mistake prone performances into the 2018/19 season.
The Spaniard has been a brick wall for United over the past few seasons, without doubt their best player, but his standards have fallen. He’s no longer one of the world’s best.
With De Gea coming under scrutiny for mistakes in his past two appearances against Everton and Manchester City, Chelsea ought to be encouraged by this news.
As Manchester Evening News report, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that United will not drop De Gea, he will be starting against Chelsea today:
“No, not at all. Because I trust David and he’s – for me – been the best player United have had last six or seven years, absolutely outstanding. And going through touch patches is part of a footballer’s career and David will be fine.”
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Eden Hazard should be licking his lips at the prospect of facing De Gea today. His low driven shots are exactly what De Gea has been struggling with in recent weeks.
Whenever a goalkeeper is struggling, and continues to be picked, it really is advantage to the opponents heading into the game. This could be a rout.
