The Man Utd player of the season award might be a two-horse race, and Raphael Varane reckons it have to visit David de Gea, not Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Red Devils entered the season with excessive hopes of challenging the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool atop the Premier League. The triple arrival of Ronaldo, Varane and Jadon Sancho become met with super optimism many of the fanbase. However, that trio have been powerless to prevent United’s wonderful decline.
Manchester United currently sit down sixth inside the table and are on path for his or her lowest ever points total inside the Premier League technology.
That file presently stands at the 64 they accrued beneath David Moyes in 2013-14. United presently have 58 points to their name and must win their two ultimate suits to keep away from putting a brand new low.
But notwithstanding the misery that has been their season, there were splendid highs.
Ronaldo has 24 goals to his call in all competitions and bagged vital hat-hints in opposition to Tottenham and Norwich. The Portuguese icon is getting stronger because the season is going on with nine goals in his remaining six matches.
Elsewhere, David de Gea has recaptured the kind of shape that once saw him labelled the world’s pleasant goalkeeper.
The Spaniard, 31, has no longer given Dean Henderson a look in and but for his spotlight reel of saves, United wouldn’t even be on route for a Europa League berth.
Now, summer recruit Varane has weighed in on who he believes have to win the participant of the season award.
When asked via the PA if De Gea has been United’s excellent participant this year, Varane said (thru the Mirror): “I agree.
