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David de Gea pictured at the Estadio de la Ceramica in Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)[/caption]
"It was embarrassing, the way we played today... it's not acceptable for this club and the level of players that we have. It's another nightmare," De Gea told the BBC. "There's been some difficulties but I don't really know what to say. I have been in difficult moments with this club but we are in a difficult situation - we don't know what to do with the ball, we are conceding a lot of goals. It's a horrible moment. It's easy to say the manager and staff but the ones who are on the pitch are the players and they're the ones who have to score goals and fight on the pitch."De Gea was told by many to pipe down and show his worth on the pitch. He had been doing it for most of the season, though. In Villareal, tonight, he was at it again. The 31-year-old pulled off five saves, with two of their world-class. This one, as United were still struggling to get out of their half, was the pick of an impressive bunch. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/1463224978518810637 Michael Carrick looked dead-set on getting out of Spain with a 0-0 draw, but he dipped into United's bag of multi-million attacking talent. On came Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, and it was a spark for the lads that had looked far too safe and shaky for the first hour. Cristiano Ronaldo, yet again, got the vital goal - his fifth in six Champions League games since rejoining the club from Juventus. Jadon Sancho broke his goal and assist duck at the death. 2-0 and Manchester United into the Last 16. Others will get the headlines, but they would not have made it with David de Gea. Enough said.
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