SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Manchester United have a way to go before they need to think about replacing David De Gea as first-choice goalkeeper, club great and former captain Peter Schmeichel said on Tuesday.
Spaniard De Gea faced criticism after gifting Everton a third-minute lead in a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park on Sunday when he dawdled on the ball and his attempt to clear was charged down by Dominic Calvert-Lewin and went in off the striker.
"I worked this game against Everton and we were clutching at straws trying to find mistakes that he’s made and we came up with seven over two seasons," added the Dane, whose son Kasper keeps for Premier League Leicester City. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, an old team mate of Schmeichel's, was asked after the Everton match whether De Gea, 29, might face a challenge next season from Dean Henderson.
"He plays for Sheffield United, he doesn’t play for Manchester United. It is a premature debate to have. Schmeichel said Solskjaer was right to introduce younger players and work towards changing the culture of the dressing room. "Ole's taking a lot of flak, every newspaper he reads, every radio programme, TV programme with clever pundits, he will hear that he's not the guy. It's Allegri, it's Pochettino who will come in the summer.
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