Man Utd: David de Gea's 'confidence is drained' says expert
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed David De Gea insisted he was distracted for Everton's disallowed goal on Sunday afternoon. The Toffees had a late strike ruled out for offside, with Gylfi Sigurdsson adjudged to be intefering with play.
With just three minutes on the clock, De Gea's clearance rebounded off Everton hitman Dominic Calvert-Lewin and into the net.
It was a bad moment for the United goalkeeper, with the Spain international now making seven errors leading to goals this season - the joint-highest in the Premier League.
United were able to earn a point through the brilliant Bruno Fernandes, who sparkled throughout the showdown.
They nearly lost the game late on, though, with Everton having a goal ruled out for offside.
Calvert-Lewin thought he'd scored for the Toffees but Sigurdsson was deemed to have been intefering with play - despite sitting on the floor.
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And Solskjaer, speaking after the game, has revealed De Gea was adamant that he couldn't see.
"De Gea got distracted by the ball in front of him, but I don’t know what the rules are saying," the 47-year-old told Sky Sports.
"David says he was distracted, even though he might not have saved it anyway."
The decision to disallow Calvert-Lewin's goal rankled with Carlo Ancelotti, who was then given a red card after the final whistle.
But United defender and captain Harry Maguire thinks the officials were right to scrap the goal, despite many thinking otherwise.
“Seeing it back I think Gylfi on the floor doesn’t obstruct the line of sight.
“Fair enough, he’s in an offside position but then it takes a deflection, the keeper is going the other way and he’s got his legs out of the way.
“The keeper is never going to save the ball so I’m not sure what it is.
“For me, as a striker, I think it’s a goal but VAR says otherwise and cancels out the emotion at the end. What can you do?"
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Meanwhile, sitting in the Sky Sports studio, United legend Roy Keane had his say.
“I don’t think he would have [saved it], but I do think they got to the right decision, I have to say," said Keane.
"I think because sometimes it’s so late in the game and it’s going to be the winning goal people are even a bit more emotional than normal.
"But I’d be annoyed with Sigurdsson for not getting out of the way. He sits there, please tell me what he’s waiting for. You’ve got to try and clear the area, that’s just a bit of common sense.
"I think it’s the right decision. Listen, I can see why Everton of course are disappointed but it’s the correct call. Why he is waiting? What is he waiting for? Disappointed? But you’ve got to get up and get out of the way, even make an attempt to get back on goal."