Manchester United Goalie Dean Henderson said he was “obese” due to a lack of playing time for the club last season and that the past 12 months have been the hardest of his career.
25 years old, newly promoted Forest of Nottingham on loan last month, made three appearances for United last season and is irreplaceable David de Gea be the first choice goalkeeper.
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Henderson looked set to be joining United’s first team last year, made 26 appearances for the club in the 2020-21 season and received a call up EnglandEuropean Championship squad in June.
However, he was forced to withdraw from the England squad due to a hip injury and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 last week at the start of the 2021-22 season, resulting in prolonged fatigue.
“Honestly, it was probably the hardest 12 months of my career,” Henderson told TalkSport on Tuesday. “The conversation I had when I came out of the Euro squad was: ‘You come back here to be No.
“I got COVID-19, came back, so I was supposed to be number one but then nobody followed through with what they told me. It was disappointing, because I turned down a lot of loans. good last summer for that reason, and they won’t let me go.
“Sitting there for 12 months, at my age, it’s really criminal. I was on fire. I told the hierarchy that I needed to play football and let me go, and I was almost there. passed away before the manager. [Erik ten Hag] go through the door. I haven’t talked to him since. “
Forest kick off their Premier League campaign with a trip to Newcastle United Football Club on August 6.
