Man Utd: Solskjaer says squad has point to prove at Spurs
Roy Keane has disagreed with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's assessment of his goalkeeper set-up at Manchester United, in which he refused to confirm Dean Henderson was his No 1. The United boss was asked if that was the case by Sky Sports' Geoff Shreeves ahead of the Premier League trip to Tottenham as Henderson returned to the starting XI but Solskjaer played down the idea of a pecking order.
Roy Keane does not agree that with Solskjaer that Henderson still isn't his No 1 goalkeeper (Image: GETTY/Sky Sports)
And former United captain Keane now believes Henderson is the first-choice goalkeeper at the club, disagreeing with Solskjaer's explanation.
"I wouldn't agree with Ole," Keane told Sky Sports. "I think he sees Dean Henderson as his No.1 now. He's obviously given him a run of games.
"OK he played De Gea during the week which was a comfortable game.
"But he's given Dean his trust now to play in the big games, he's certainly going to give him until the end of the season, unless he has a complete disaster.
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"So I think De Gea is under huge pressure now to try and get his position back in the team."
De Gea was back in the team in midweek in the 2-0 win at Granada but his performance was not enough to keep his place.
Henderson looked set to consider his future should he not have been given a run in the side.
Having played regularly in the Premier League last season with Sheffield United, he was optimistic he could surpass De Gea as the club's No 1.
Dean Henderson returned to the Man Utd starting XI (Image: GETTY)
Tottenham, Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund are said to have shown an interest in the goalkeeper.
But now it's clear that United are planning for the future with him between the sticks, while De Gea could move on.
The Spaniard has come close to leaving United on several occasions, most notably in August 2015 when he nearly joined Real Madrid.
A broken fax machine allegedly denied De Gea the move although his former club Atletico Madrid could offer him the chance to return to his homeland this summer.