David de Gea's comments on his Manchester United performances are misguided

Whatever the result is against Crystal Palace, this will be the worst season ever for Manchester United in the Premier League in terms of points won. After Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November, Ralf Rangnick took over as interim manager, however, he's been unable to improve the team's performances.

The result against Palace will confirm whether United play in the Europa League or Europa Conference League next season under new manager Erik ten Hag, though qualification for neither competition was on the agenda at the start of the season. Two players who have generally avoided blame for United's displays have been Cristiano Ronaldo and David de Gea. While neither has been perfect, they have had better seasons the majority of their teammates and the fans have appreciated their efforts.

However, De Gea seems to think that this season was one of his best in a United shirt. He told the club's in-house media : "We all know it's been a tough season for us. But for myself, I'm very proud of my season, to be honest.

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"I worked really hard in the summer to come here, to be ready to play, to show my qualities and to try to help the team and I think I did very well, the best and good as I can. I think I played very consistent this season and I helped the team a lot, so I'm happy with my performance. Maybe it's one of my best seasons. I've had very good seasons before but I think it's been a very good one."

United have conceded 56 league goals this season, the most in any season since the Premier League's inception. And while De Gea is not completely to blame for this, he must shoulder some of the blame as part of the defensive