{"id":293071,"date":"2023-10-26T04:54:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T04:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293071"},"modified":"2023-10-26T04:54:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T04:54:36","slug":"man-utd-failing-to-learn-from-past-mistakes-with-desperate-david-de-gea-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-utd-failing-to-learn-from-past-mistakes-with-desperate-david-de-gea-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd failing to learn from past mistakes with desperate David de Gea plea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/5032959.jpg?r=1698274185262\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United look set to continue a trend of bringing back former players to the club after letting them leave with reports claiming David de Gea could be offered a route back just months after he was released. It was far from the fairytale end to De Gea&#8217;s Old Trafford career that he would have wanted having been at the club for 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>He was replaced by Andre Onana this summer with the Cameroon international coming under scrutiny for a number of errors in his first few months at the club. But it&#8217;s now being reported De Gea could be set for a sensational return to Old Trafford in the New Year if Onana ends up going to the Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard may well reject United&#8217;s reported offer &#8211; and there wouldn&#8217;t be many who would be surprised given the manner of his exit. However, it&#8217;s United that may need to look at their past ventures in bringing back former players to fill a hole that may make them think twice about bringing De Gea back.<\/p>\n<p>There have been some memorable spells of players returning to their former clubs and enjoying a triumphant comeback. But United&#8217;s recent history suggests it never ends well with Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo two prime examples.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive Man Utd news.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/5032960.jpg?r=1698274189318\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils could only watch on as the man Sir Alex Ferguson let leave to Juventus as a teenager blossomed into one of the world&#8217;s best midfielders. United then stumped up a club-record fee to bring Pogba back to Old Trafford, but his career took a downward spiral from that point forward.<\/p>\n<p>He never truly rediscovered the kind of form he showed in Serie A with Juventus before leaving as a free agent in 2022. Ronaldo&#8217;s second coming at United was even more explosive as he set the league alight in an otherwise uninspiring 2021\/22 season for the club.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Man Utd &#8216;worry&#8217; raised as Sir Jim Ratcliffe advised on sacking Erik ten Hag[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Rio Ferdinand slaps Andre Onana as Man Utd icon interrupts interview[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s stance on Jadon Sancho&#8217;s Man Utd future[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &#038; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>But there were growing rumours of Ronaldo&#8217;s disruption at the club before he sensationally had his contract terminated in an ugly end to his time with United. De Gea&#8217;s situation may be different, but there was a reason United chose to move on from the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<p>He may be given a hero&#8217;s welcome back to the club &#8211; much like Ronaldo and Pogba when they returned. But both those cases also proved that it rarely ends well for former players returning.<\/p>\n<p>United will need to find a solution should Onana leave to play in the Africa Cup of Nations, but going for De Gea would indicate that club have not learnt from past mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1828088\/Man-Utd-learn-past-mistakes-David-de-Gea-transfer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Manchester United look set to continue a trend of bringing back former players to the club after letting them leave with reports claiming David de <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-utd-failing-to-learn-from-past-mistakes-with-desperate-david-de-gea-plea\/\" title=\"Man Utd failing to learn from past mistakes with desperate David de Gea plea\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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