See the difference between Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire in dealing with David de Gea. After Manchester United’s elimination from the Europa League last night.
Who was at fault for the first goal Manchester United conceded to Sevilla last night. David de Gea or Harry Maguire ? That’s the question fans are asking. And pundits debated after Manchester United’s crushing 3-0 defeat at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Erik ten Hag ‘s side were knocked out in the quarter-finals. Won the Europa League after a dismal performance against the Andalusian side.

After a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Old Trafford, United have bounced back from a poor performance and are virtually out of place against their Spanish rivals, who are currently 13th in La Liga. It also looked as if the home team was more enthusiastic and wanted to win and reach the semi-finals. But this isn’t the first time United have caused problems for their team. After eight minutes, Maguire lost the ball in the penalty area after receiving the ball from his goalkeeper.
In this event, the ball fell to Sevilla’s striker, Youssef N-Nasiri, who touched the ball and smashed it through De Gea’s hand, which then Man United United had to concede a goal in the second half after a blunder from the Spaniard goalkeeper, and it was Youssef N-Nasiri who rushed to collect the ball and smashed the ball into the open net. We will never know how things are going. Would it have been different for Man Utd had they not conceded the first goal? And in the replay, Maguire can be seen asking De Gea to pass him the ball.
Some Manchester United fans on social media defended De Gea from conceding the opening goal by highlighting how Lisandro Martinez handled a similar pass while Played against Real Betis last month. in order to prevent the pressure of two opponents in the penalty area Martinez showed off his flowing footwork before passing the ball to Luke Shaw.
but still The big question remains: should De Gea really pass the ball to centre-backs in these situations? When asked about goalkeepers who do not perform well after Manchester United United out of the Europa League Ten Hag told reporters: “He’s the man who keeps the most clean sheets in the UFABET Premier League, so he’s a very talented goalkeeper.” Kea made short passes instead of opening the ball on the pitch.