David de Gea claims a 'CURSE' has been put on Man United

David De Gea believes Manchester United are 'cursed' and admits he's at a loss to explain why the Red Devils have fallen so far behind their main rivals.

The Spaniard won the Premier League in his second season at Old Trafford, before lifting the FA Cup in 2016 and both the League Cup and Europa League in 2017 respectively. 

The latter remains United's most recent piece of silverware, a drought which is likely to be extended this season as the Champions League is the only realistic chance of trophy left for Ralf Rangnick's men.

Going five years without a trophy would be United's worst run since they finished empty handed every season between 1969 and 1976 - save from winning the old Division Two in 1975.

Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of 2013, United have churned through four different managers but have only seldom threatened to reclaim their role as the dominant force in English football despite spending almost £1billion on players.

'I think someone has put a curse on us or something,' De Gea said in an interview with Spanish outlet El Pais.

'The truth is I don't know what's going on, I really don't.

'People always ask me and we talk about it as team-mates and we just say "we don't know what's happening".

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

Rangnick replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November and will remain in charge until the end of the season, but his arrival has not produced the new manager bounce some expected. 

While United have lost just once under the German's stewardship, they were knocked out of the FA Cup last week and dropped points from winning positions against Aston Villa and Burnley.

Off the pitch, Rangnick has