West Ham Vs Manchester United 1-0: De Gea's Stupid Mistakes Become The Difference

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea. (Photo: Twitter/@ManUtd)

JAKARTA - The fatal mistake made by David De Gea made Manchester United feel another defeat in the English Premier League. This defeat made MU's grip in the final position of the Champions League slot now getting looser.

The Red Devils surrendered 1-0 when they visited West Ham United headquarters in the Premier League England continued, Monday, May 8, early morning WIB. The only goal for the host was scored by Said Benrahma.

This goal cannot be separated from De Gea's stupid mistake which was unable to anticipate Benrahma's shot from a distance of 20 yards. The result also made MU now swallow successive defeats.

Now, MU is threatened by Liverpool's position. Erik ten Hag's troops are still in fourth position with 63 points.

But now, they are only one point ahead of Liverpool who have continued to rise recently, even though they have played one game more than MU.

The results at West Ham's headquarters are also the eighth defeat in this season's away game. A poor record that provides benefits for the Hammers who are struggling to escape the relegation trap.

The painful goal came in the 27th minute and De Gea didn't want to see it again. At that time, Benrahma was not actually in an ideal position to release a shot because it was escorted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw.

Evidently, the shot by the Algerian player was not so hard and was believed to be just an attempt.

Unfortunately for MU fans, gunfire that did not have a real threat made De Gea fail to make regular saves.

The ball seemed to rotate away from the Spaniard and slid smoothly into the net. MU tried to reply with a number of chances, but failed and the score 1-0 remained until the end of the match.