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Former Manchester United academy product Dean Henderson has been named in Sofascore’s Premier League staff of the week after a effective efficiency for Crystal Palace towards his former aspect.
The England worldwide performed 29 occasions for United however was by no means capable of absolutely break by as his aspect’s primary goalkeeper.
The closest he bought was through the 2020-2021 season when he began 26 occasions however after growing lengthy COVID that summer time, he was unable to begin pre-season and David De Gea retained his first staff spot for the season.
Henderson went on mortgage to Nottingham Forest within the 2022-2023 season and joined Crystal Palace final summer time completely.
He has been an ever-present this season, enjoying all seven video games, and was a key cause why United had been unable to choose up all three factors within the 0-0 draw.
The Athletic described his efficiency as a “assertion” as he received the participant of the match award.
In keeping with Squawka, Henderson was additionally “the primary goalkeeper to make 7+ saves and hold a clear sheet towards Man Utd in a Premier League sport since Nick Pope in January 2020. Based mostly on the standard of the photographs he confronted, he prevented 1.65 targets, together with his seven saves additionally being the joint most he has ever made in a PL sport.”
Dean Henderson was not letting his former aspect previous.
He’s the primary goalkeeper to make 7+ saves and hold a clear sheet towards Man Utd in a PL sport since Nick Pope in January 2020.
Based mostly on the standard of the photographs he confronted, he prevented 1.65 targets, together with his seven saves additionally… pic.twitter.com/KNuFQT6W5K
— Squawka (@Squawka) September 21, 2024
The 27 yr previous was so very important to irritating a dominant United aspect that he was given a rating of 8.9 by Sofascore for his titanic effort.
Alongside together with his seven saves, he accomplished three run outs, sweeping the ball out of hazard, made three excessive claims and likewise saved 5 efforts from contained in the field from an array of United gamers corresponding to Alejandro Garnacho, Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt.
It isn’t the primary time that United have seen a keeper have a blinder towards them however it would sting much more that it’s their former academy star.
Present third selection keeper and academy product Tom Heaton additionally put in an excellent effort towards United again in 2016 when he made quite a few effective saves to safe a 0-0 draw for Burnley towards his then former aspect.
United will hope they will have higher luck in entrance of aim after they tackle FC Twente within the opening spherical match of the Europa League tomorrow night time.
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