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Man United star David de Gea identifies what went wrong in 0-0 draw vs Chelsea

David de Gea of Manchester United

David de Gea believes Manchester United failed to make the final pass in Chelsea stalemate

Speaking to MUTV (h/t The Mirror), Manchester United ace David de Gea has identified where the club fell short in the stalemate against Chelsea on Sunday.

The Red Devils once again failed to find the back of the net against a big-six side and had to settle for a point. Manchester City now hold a 12-point lead over us with 12 games to go.

United had just four shots on target and did not come close to breaking the deadlock. In fact, it can be argued that the unawarded penalty constituted our best shot at scoring on the night.

“We didn’t have many chances, we didn’t create much.”

 Manchester United ace David de Gea has identified where the club fell short in the stalemate against Chelsea on Sunday.
David de Gea believes Manchester United failed to make the final pass in Chelsea stalemate (GETTY Images)

De Gea believes United did create a number of breaks for themselves but failed to capitalize on them. An inability to find that final pass saw a number of chances go begging.

“The last pass was what we missed today, we created good counter-attacks but the last pass wasn’t the best position.”

While the Spaniard has little complaints defensively, he believes these are the kind of games United must win if they are to sustain a title challenge.

“We want to do more, it’s not enough if we want to win trophies.”

Bruno Fernandes reacts after Leicester City score. (GETTY Images)
United’s big hitters failed to turn up on the night (GETTY Images)

An underwhelming show!

Given the players at both clubs’ disposal, the match was a drab affair and lacked any excitement. The cagey affair needed a spark of inspiration and both teams lacked it on the night.

United have now failed to score against the big six in their last six meetings this season. With the Manchester derby set to be held this weekend, we will have to snap out of the slump and start scoring once again.

The match against Chelsea was one to forget (Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)

Anything less than a win on the night will only strengthen City’s hold on the title.

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United have shown much promise this season but as we saw yesterday, there is still some way to go before we can be considered as genuine title challengers. While our deficiencies are no secret, it remains to be seen what we do to address them.

Written by Pranav Nair

An Engineering postgraduate with a keen interest in statistics, pop culture and football.

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