David de Gea has broken his silence following Manchester United's dismal defeat away at Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta's side ran out 3-1 winners at the Emirates to boost their chances of ending their wait for Champions League qualification. United will feel hard done by to leave the capital empty-handed after Cristiano Ronaldo saw his effort narrowly adjudged to be offside by VAR, Bruno Fernandes missed from the spot and there were a number of dubious refereeing decisions.
For the third goal of the game, there were complaints that Eddie Nketiah was interfering with play as he was in De Gea's line of sight as Granit Xhaka's shot flew past him. Xhaka's goal came at the worst possible time for United as they looked to be getting the better of their opponents.
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Posting on social media after the defeat, De Gea wrote: "I’m always honest, today we could have got more from this game but in this season we are where we deserve to be."
For United, they now seem to have too much to do to claw their way back into the race for fourth place. Next up for them is a clash with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Thursday,
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