Manchester United: David de Gea decision out of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's hands after Sergio Romero injury

De Gea is expected to start against Huddersfield on Sunday despite a series of high-profile errors

David de Gea will start for Manchester United once again this weekend after an injury to back-up goalkeeper Sergio Romero.

De Gea has come under scrutiny of late after a string of costly errors which have contributed to United’s poor run of form.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could have decided to take the Spaniard out of the spotlight this weekend, for Sunday’s trip to Huddersfield Town.

Yet Solskjaer revealed on Friday that De Gea would play, with a minor knee injury to Romero taking the decision out of his hands.

“[De Gea] will play,” Solskjaer said. “Sergio was injured yesterday so didn’t train, tweaked his knee, so David’s been training well this week.

“He’s been fantastic this season. Towards the end now he’s been in headlines for the wrong reasons but he has to deal with that.

“The goalkeeping department are fantastic, with Emilio [Alvarez], Sergio, Lee [Grant] and David.

“It’s a tight-knit group, they’ve experienced better times than just now but he’s ready for Sunday.”

When asked whether Romero may have started if not for tweaking his knee, Solskjaer said: “Ifs and buts and hypothetical questions. Sergio knows how much I rate him.”