Manchester United star sensationally says he thinks the team is cursed

• De Gea is lost for words to what is going on at Manchester United after another unimpressive campaign so far
• The United goalkeeper, who is the last person to win the title with Manchester United, said he thinks someone might have cursed the club
• United currently lie sixth on the log, and have not won a trophy since 2017, when Jose Mourinho was in charge of the club

David de Gea says he believes “someone put a curse on Manchester United as the goalkeeper claims he does not understand why the team does not function.

The Red Devils are enduring yet another average campaign so far, and in the last week, they have suffered an exit from the FA Cup and a frustrating 1-1 draw in the Premier League against bottom-placed Burnley.

They were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup in the third round and currently lie sixth in the Premier League, with the possibility of finishing outside the top four all too real at the moment.

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Speaking to Spanish outlet El Pais, De Gea, who has been one of the better performers at United this season, said:

“I think someone has put a curse on us or something. The truth is I don’t know what’s going on, I really don’t.

United had a very positive transfer window in the summer, bringing in the likes of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund and Raphael Varane from Real Madrid.

“People always ask me and we talk about it as team-mates and we just say ‘we don’t know what’s happening,” De Gea went on.

“We should have competed for more trophies, bigger titles, but I just don’t know why this team doesn’t function.”

De Gea, who leads the league in terms of saves made (with 97 – 13), played under Sir Alex Ferguson in the Scotland international’s final two years, winning the league title in 2013.

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With the exemption of Cristiano Ronaldo, he is the only one who knows what it is like to win the league with Manchester United.

“Teams create a lot of chances against us. But that’s what I’m here for: trying to stop goals, help the team however I can and this year things are going well in that regard.

“Rangnick wants us to be intense, to always press and be on the front foot.”