Senior member Henderson has been cautioned that he faces a “bad dream situation” at Manchester United, with Roy Keane seeing the ways out at Old Trafford being closed off for a goalkeeper who needs games.
The profoundly appraised 23-year-old got an occasion to dazzle in the Red Devils’ last trip as David de Gea got a physical issue. United’s set up number one endured a knee issue at Southampton, permitting Henderson to step in the middle of the sticks.
De Gea collided with the casing of his objective as he attempted to no end to keep out a free-kick from Saints star James Ward-Prowse. Henderson was called off the seat and kept the hosts out for the rest of an exciting challenge that saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side hit back from two scores down to win 3-2.
United are trusting that De Gea will be in conflict to confront Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday, however, no dangers will be taken with his wellness. That may permit Henderson to give cover indeed, yet the England international is mostly a back-up choice for Solskjaer this season.
Red Devils legend Keane accepts a man who has recently featured across two credit spells at Sheffield United merits in a way that is better than a piece part function in Manchester. He can’t see another move being endorsed, however, implying that a promising shot-plug who gave another agreement up the mid-year will be left stuck in De Gea’s shadow.
Keane mentioned during his talk with Sky sports: “It’s a nightmare scenario for him. He wants to play for Man United, of course, he does. Being in goal for Sheffield United and Man United every week is completely different, but he had to go back. Ole wanted to see him and work with him closely. You want to get better by playing the games, you can do all the training sessions you want, but if you’re not playing every week, the kid’s going to go backward – and that’s going to cost him, ultimately. It’s a difficult situation for Henderson. Come January, do United really want to let him go out on loan? I don’t think so, because then they need cover for De Gea in case something happens to him.“
Henderson has remained part of England supervisor Southgate’s considerations across ongoing crews, with a senior bow made against the Republic of Ireland, however, more minutes are needed at club level to rival Everton shot-plug Pickford for the main work.
