David de Gea Latest : Shaun Custis baffled by Louis van Gaal's decision to leave David de Gea out

David de Gea Latest : Shaun Custis baffled by Louis van Gaal's decision to leave David de Gea out

Shaun Custis thinks Louis van Gaal's choice to discard David de Gea from the Manchester United squad for the opening day of the season was "rubbish".

The Spain global has only a year left on his deal at Old Trafford and has been strongly connected with a move to Real Madrid this mid year.

Van Gaal has said De Gea won't be sold at a cut cost and let him alone for the squad to confront Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday because of the hypothesis over his future.

The 24-year-old rather viewed the 1-0 opening day win from the stands alongside individual 'managers Victor Valdes and Anders Lindegaard while Sergio Romero started in goal.

"You saw that strange picture at Old Trafford yesterday, with three goalkeepers sat in the stands visiting, and you thought 'this is drivel, what on earth is going on?'" said Custis, the head of sport content at The Sun.

"Regardless of the fact that it means United lose him next summer in light of the fact that he is out of agreement, the cash they would get for him ought not make any difference. They have to keep him for one more year so they can get arranges set up to get a 'manager one year from now.

"In any case, it's a pride thing now also. They have said you're (Real) not getting De Gea unless we get (Sergio) Ramos, and Van Gaal and United feel they can't withdraw from that position.

"On the off chance that they let De Gea go and they don't get Ramos they resemble the littler club, they feel they can't do that."

Subsequent to joining from Atletico Madrid in 2011, De Gea has been named United's Player of the Season throughout the previous two years.

Football author Henry Winter trusts United ought to do all that they can to keep hold of the Spaniard.

"De Gea is likely in the main three on the planet so you need to clutch him," he said. "He has developed such a great amount at Man United and you take a gander at the vulnerability in the United barrier, you require an in number goalkeeper.

"They need to do everything to hold a goalkeeper of De Gea's quality."