Dean Henderson blasts ‘CRIMINAL’ Man United over false promises after they convinced him to stay last year by telling him he’d be No 1 ahead of David de Gea – as he reveals he REFUSED to meet or train for Erik ten Hag to force through Forest loan
- Dean Henderson has furiously blasted Manchester United in a fiery interview
- The United goalkeeper is on a season-long loan to promoted Nottingham Forest
- Henderson, 25, spent last season as backup to David de Gea at Old Trafford
- The England star claimed he had been told that he would be No 1, not De Gea
- Henderson admitted the ‘criminal’ false promises from the club left him ‘fuming’
- He also revealed he refused to speak to or train under new manager Erik ten Hag
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Dean Henderson has blasted Manchester United‘s actions towards him as ‘criminal’ in a bombshell interview.
The goalkeeper, on a season-long loan at Nottingham Forest from Old Trafford, has revealed he was left ‘fuming’ after false promises from the club.
Henderson told talkSPORT that United promised he would usurp David de Gea as No 1, but then made him a reserve and kept him on the bench leaving him furious.
Dean Henderson has blasted Manchester United’s actions as ‘criminal’ in a furious interview
The goalkeeper insisted the club promised him that he would replace David de Gea (left) as first-choice for the 2021-22 season, but he spent last campaign as reserve to the Spaniard
He said: ‘To be quite honest with you, it’s probably been the toughest 12 months of my career. It’s been tough, it’s been hard and I’m so happy I’ve come out the other end of it now.
‘The conversation I had, coming out of the Euros squad (with England), was that you’re coming back here (to United) to be the No 1 goalkeeper. I got Covid, then unfortunately no-one followed through with anything they told me.
‘It’s frustrating as well, because I turned so many good loans down last summer for that reason and they wouldn’t let me go. To sit there and waste 12 months is criminal, really, at my age. I was fuming.’
Experienced stopper De Gea, 31, made 46 appearances in all competitions last season, with Henderson given just three outings, once each in the FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League.