England legend David Seaman has sent out a message to fellow countrymen and Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
Dean Henderson should consider leaving Manchester United to become a regular for England, believes David Seaman.
The 23-year-old returned to Old Trafford in August after an impressive two-year loan stint at Sheffield United.
Henderson proved himself as one of the most consistent goalkeepers in the Premier League as he helped The Blades to a fifth-place finish under Chris Wilder on their return to the top flight.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer eventually decided to bring the goalkeeper back to United amid David de Gea’s struggles for form in goal. Prior to the start of the campaign, there was much debate over who should be the club’s first choice goalie.
Solskjaer kept his faith with De Gea and left Henderson to scrap for game-time from cup competitions.
Henderson has featured in five matches across all competitions for United so far this term. That was enough for him to get a Three Lions call-up under Gareth Southgate.
The former Sheffield United loanee came off the bench for Tom Heaton in a 3-0 friendly win over the Republic of Ireland in November.
However, Seaman doesn’t think Henderson will nail down a spot in the Three Lions set-up unless he starts playing week in, week out at club level again.
“If Dean Henderson wants any chance of becoming England keeper, then he needs to play more football,” the ex-England shot-stopper told The Target Men Podcast.
“If he becomes Manchester United’s number one, then he’s a real threat to Jordan Pickford and I think he’ll probably leapfrog Nick Pope. He’s got the experience from his time at Sheffield [United].”
“So, he’s got all the experience he needs, he just needs playing time, so if it’s not at Man United, then I think he really needs to go somewhere else.”
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