PAUL SCHOLES slammed Dean Henderson after the goalie’s costly error handed AC Milan a crucial away goal against Manchester United in the Europa League.
The Red Devils were cruising to a 1-0 win in the first leg of their last-16 clash at Old Trafford when disaster struck in the final moments.
Paul Scholes has criticised Dean Henderson for conceding a last-gasp equaliser – and away goal – against AC MilanCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Milan fired in a corner with just one minute remaining on the clock.
Star defender Simon Kjaer got his head on the ball and fired at goal.
The header was aimed straight at Henderson, who threw a hand up to save it.
But the goalie bizarrely appeared to lean backwards as he raised his arm, allowing the ball to skim the fingertips and hit the back of the net.
It means United must score in the return leg next week to keep their Europa League hopes alive.
And Scholes feels Henderson should have easily saved the header.
He told BT Sport: “He should save it. He’s trying to make it a little bit more difficult than it should be.
“First and foremost, keep the ball out of the net. He should save that. There’s no doubt about that and he will know that.”
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Fellow pundit Owen Hargreaves added: “He’s a confident young man and he will realise that’s one he should have saved.
“Whether he couldn’t see or someone was in front of him… it’s all part of the learning curve. Dean made a mistake.”
Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was also fuming with the late equaliser.
He explained: “I’m very disappointed to have conceded with one of the last kicks of the ball, or head.
“That makes it harder of course, but it was always going to be going down to the second game there, anyway.
“I’ve seen him [Henderson] save them, but it’s [because of] the structure that we lose.
“We dropped too deep and we get blocked off and they get the header on.
“We should have attacked the ball with the men we had there.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
