Dean Henderson was too outspoken about being ok to turn into Manchester United’s primary.
That’s the view of former Aston Villa and Liverpool participant Stan Collymore, who believes the English shot-stopper ‘rattled too many cages’ at Man United earlier than leaving to hitch Nottingham Forest on mortgage earlier this 12 months.
Henderson, 25, has been on the Purple Devils’ books since he was he joined their youth academy all the way in which again in 2011.
Nevertheless, compelled to exit on mortgage in an effort to proceed his growth, the 25-year-old’s most spectacular spell noticed him rework Sheffield United throughout a two-season-long mortgage between 2018 and 2020.
Serving to to information the Blades again to the Premier League, Henderson shortly discovered himself in rivalry to turn into his boyhood membership’s new primary, on the expense of veteran David De Gea.
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Issues didn’t fairly go to plan although and although former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rotated each keepers, De Gea got here off higher with Henderson frozen out, and that didn’t change when Erik ten Hag took over.
Now with Forest on one other season-long mortgage, Henderson, who has by no means been shy in believing he’s ok to be the membership’s first-choice keeper, should as soon as once more impress in an effort to be handed one other probability at his mum or dad membership, however Collymore thinks the 25-year-old performed an element in his departure.
“I feel that after his profitable mortgage spells with Sheffield United, Henderson ought to have saved his mouth shut however what he really did was go round telling any media outlet that might hear that he was the perfect and he was able to turn into Man United’s primary,” Collymore mentioned in an unique interview.
“Don’t get me unsuitable, he’s a top-quality goalkeeper and positively worthy of a spot in England’s squad, however I feel his outspoken perspective about being ok and needing extra recreation time was solely going to harass his supervisor – whoever that was.
“United would have sat there and mentioned ‘we such as you, we all know you’re good, however let’s preserve it in-house’. I wouldn’t be shocked if there are nonetheless folks at Man United who would say Henderson rattled too many cages by always saying how good he’s.”
