The Manchester United shot-stopper sparked fury from the Leeds fans closest to his goal when Alejandro Garnacho bagged Erik ten Hag’s side’s second goal of the game
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea angered the Leeds fans behind his goal at Elland Road when Alejandro Garnacho secured all three points for the Red Devils.
United took on Leeds for the second time in just four days and bettered Wednesday’s 2-2 result with a 2-0 victory on Leeds’ own patch. Goals from Marcus Rashford and Garnacho eventually broke what was a resilient Leeds backline up to that point, but De Gea’s celebrations for the second sparked fury among the home faithful.
Once Garnacho’s well-taken finish had hit the back of the net to all but guarantee victory, De Gea’s emotions appeared to get the better of him as he wildly fist-pumped and jumped in the air out of pure joy United had won the game.
The celebrations were met with fury from the Leeds fans close by, but they could do little more than boo, jeer and hurl obscenities while De Gea helped his side continue their fine form this season.
The result briefly took United second before Manchester City made light work of Aston Villa in the game that followed this one, meaning the Red Devils can hardly be ruled out of title contention at this stage.
It was a special afternoon for United’s goalkeeper, who has now made 400 Premier League appearances for the club since his arrival in 2011.
David de Gea celebrated passionately directly in front of the Leeds fans ( Image: YouTube @ LUFC Lewis)
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De Gea discussed the atmosphere inside Elland Road and how United coped with it after the game, telling MUTV : “They have 10 to 15 minutes where they create a couple of chances, they put pressure on us, which was not easy. It is not easy here.
“I made a couple of good saves and then the team scored a great goal. The atmosphere here, with the fans was amazing, so [it was] a special win and I am so, so happy.”
The United hero went on to add how he knew that whoever struck first was going to be vital to the overall outcome of the contest.
“We knew with the first goal, keeping a clean sheet and scoring the first goal would be massive for us,” he added. “A perfect cross from Luke Shaw, who is playing really well. And Rashy [Rashford] is on fire. A lot of goals, helping the team, running, pressing. I think he is playing at the top level.
“[It was a] massive, massive goal for us and after that, I think we controlled the game.”
Incoming Chelsea signing explains why he chose Blues after Man Utd transfer plea
The highly-rated teenager has signed for Chelsea and will arrive at Stamford Bridge in the summer after agreeing to remain at Lyon for the rest of the current campaign
Chelsea’s January addition Malo Gusto came close to joining the Blues’ Premier Leauge rivals Manchester United, but has since explained why he favoured a move to West London.
Under the ownership of Todd Boehly, Chelsea enjoyed a record-breaking January transfer window and spent £323million in the process. £26m of that eye-watering figure went on Lyon right Gusto, who will spend the remainder of the season with the French outfit before starting his new chapter at Stamford Bridge next summer.
Erik ten Hag’s side were thought to be very keen on the prospect of enticing Gusto to Old Trafford, especially given their own struggles at right-back in recent seasons.
While both of their current options in Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot do a job, both certainly have a technical ceiling and Ten Hag is seemingly keen on raising the bar at right-back sooner rather than later.
19-year-old Gusto was viewed as the player to do that and at one stage a move to United seemed close, but he has since explained what it was about Chelsea that made the switch so appealing.
Gusto shed light on how the transfer unfolded while speaking to TeleFoot, claiming: “I’m happy to join Chelsea, it was almost last minute — was a good proposal, with a good project behind it. We spoke for months.
Malo Gusto has been confirmed as a Chelsea player and will link up with the Blues in the summer ( Image: Getty Images)
“Chelsea are very big club. I know what to expect, and I sign to play and impose myself there.
“We are not where we should be! There is always a little apprehension. Chelsea is a very big club, I’m changing countries. But when I sign, I know what to expect, and I sign to play and win.”
Some may question why Gusto was so keen to join the Blues when they already boast one of the best right-backs in the world in Reece James.
With that being said, the England ace has desperately struggled to maintain fitness in recent months and as a result Gusto may feel there will be a window to stake his claim for a place soon enough.
Source: mirror.co.uk
