Michail Antonio, a striker for West Ham, has said that David de Gea should have performed "better" following the Manchester United goalkeeper's most recent error, which gave the Hammers three points.
As the Hammers secured a 1-0 victory to move seven points clear of the drop zone, Said Benrahma's feeble shot from outside the area wiggled between the glove of the Spanish goalkeeper.
Along with Hugo Lloris of Tottenham, De Gea currently has the most mistakes that have resulted in goals this season with four.
On the Footballer's Football Podcast, Antonio discusses De Gea's slip-up that helped his team, along with Callum Wilson of Newcastle United.
'I can't slate the man,' the 33-year-old stated. De Gea needs to do better, but I don't want to criticize the man.
He is such a keeper, although he occasionally slips up. Because he was among the top keepers in the world, I feel terrible for the guy.
But even being up there, he still experiences these bizarre episodes.
I thought "oh, he's just going to collect this" because the goal was moving so slowly.
Benrahma was freed by Antonio, but it appeared to be a difficult task for the Algerian as he had three defenders running after him.
Benrahma fired the ball, nearly falling over as he did so, and it twice rebounded in front of the Spanish goalkeeper.
Despite the slowness of the shot, De Gea appeared to have an easy stop in front of him. However, he only managed to get a weak hand on the ball, which bounced over him and into the goal.
The Red Devils put up a lackluster effort, but thanks to a costly error, they are only one point ahead of Liverpool in the race for the top four, despite having a game left to play.
The discussion over whether or not the club should extend De Gea's contract has placed him more and more in the public eye in recent weeks and months.
On Tuesday, it was revealed that he had reached an agreement on a new contract that would pay him less than his present weekly salary of £350,000.
However, due to his inconsistent play, the Telegraph newspaper stated that De Gea is not a given to remain Erik ten Hag's starting goalkeeper next season.
David Raya has been sought after by United as a potential goalie replacement, but it's possible that they intend to keep their fellow Spaniard as a key player and backup keeper.
Jack Butland and Tom Heaton are also on the Red Devils' roster, and Dean Henderson, who spent the season on loan at Nottingham Forest, will return to the team at the end of the campaign.
De Gea still leads the league in clean sheets this season (15), two more than Alisson, Nick Pope, and Aaron Ramsdale combined, despite his recent struggles.
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