Manchester United legend Paul Ince has delivered a scathing assessment of David de Gea's performance for Manchester United in their FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea.
The spotlight was once again on De Gea for the wrong reasons at Wembley, as he allowed Olivier Giroud's effort to trickle past him before Mason Mount's long-range effort slipped through the goalkeeper's hands to send Chelsea into the final.
De Gea has been on the receiving end of criticism several times during the 2019-20 campaign, and Ince believes that the Spaniard would benefit from some competition from the number one spot under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Speaking to Paddy Power, Ince said: "Any mistake you make, as a goalkeeper, will always be magnified. We know that, but what we're seeing from David de Gea at the minute are basic, schoolboy errors.
"If you go and look at the season, there's several absolutely horrendous mistakes that just shouldn't be happening. When you make mistakes like that, you have to come out in the next couple of games and stand up and be counted – to nullify that criticism – but it seems like he isn't capable of doing that at the moment.
"You need to prove you're the number one goalkeeper. He made a couple of decent saves yesterday against Chelsea, but the fact is, in big games you expect that. In those big games, the best keepers in the world aren't making mistakes to begin with.
"[De Gea] is totally complacent. Sergio Romero only plays once in a blue moon, but Dean Henderson is waiting in the wings, and the manager needs to create a bit of a challenge and competition at the club.
"Right now, De Gea knows there's no challenger to him, that he will be the first name on the team sheet, and he's playing like someone who knows that, too.
"As a player, if you think you're going to play every game, it leads to complacency. For me, Dean Henderson would be the answer. He's playing well, getting game time, and it's something which Ole needs to look at.
"He needs to give De Gea that challenge and drive, and this lad could be the answer. Henderson's got the hunger and desire to get into that top spot at United, too.
"While maybe it's a case of De Gea signing the massive contract he did, and he thinks his job is done – he's lost a bit of that hunger. He needs to come out now, fighting, and show us what an incredible keeper we all know he is."
United welcome West Ham United to Old Trafford on Wednesday for their penultimate game of the Premier League season, with the Red Devils currently behind fourth-placed Leicester City on goal difference with a game in hand.
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