David de Gea had a moment to forget as Manchester United visited Watford in the Premier League.
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****************************************: (**********************************************************************, Sun, Dec (**********************************************************************,****************************************** David de Geawas guilty of a huge error during Manchester United’s trip toWatford
After a goalless first half, Watford struck five minutes into the second half through Sarr. (
With the ball falling from the sky, Sarr hit a weak volley into the ground and towards De Gea.
The United stopper should have collected the shot easily but inexplicably spilt the ball onto the post and into the net.
Sky Sports commentator Bill Leslie could not believe what he saw.
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David de Gea made a huge error during Watford vs Man Utd (Image: GETTY)
“Oh De Gea, that should not have gone in, that should not have gone in,” Leslie said.
“A terrible moment for David de Gea but a priceless one for Sarr and for Watford.
“A first Premier League goal for Sarr, a nightmare for Manchester United.
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Former Arsenal striker Alan Smith was on co -commentary and was equally shocked at the incident.
“Well, you can hardly claim that Sarr caught it cleanly. He’s hit it into the ground, ”Smith said.
“ United couldn’t get a clearing header on this and it’s just looped up.
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“Well, there’s no explaining that. I mentioned De Gea, the part he played in Everton’s goal last week and perhaps his confidence has been affected, I don’t know.
“But that is such a rare incident for one of the world’s best goalkeepers.
“A bit of a spin on the ball but he’d normally collect this in his sleep.”
To make things worse for United and De Gea, Watford doubled their lead minutes later when Troy Deeney converted a penalty.
De Gea ended speculation over his future at United in September by signing a new long-term contract with the club. The – year-old says he was honored to continue his career at Old Trafford.
“It has been a privilege to spend eight years at this great club and the o pportunity to continue my career at Manchester United is a genuine honor, ”De Gea said.
“Since I arrived here, I could never have imagined I would play over games for this club. Now my future is fixed, all I want is to help this team achieve what I believe we can and win trophies again, together.
“I am committed to continue repaying the fans for all of the care that they’ve shown me during the good times and the bad.”
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