Dean Henderson hopes that his home club and the club he has spent the last two seasons on loan with will qualify for the next Champions League season.
The 23-year-old will remain with Sheffield United until the late end of this season in an agreement that reinforces the Blades’ hopes for an unexpected reversal at the highest table in Europe next term.
Manchester United are about to return to the Champions League after extending their unbeaten streak to 15 games in all competitions, but Henderson insists that fans of the Old Trafford club have no reason to get upset with the extension that will potentially see him helping. rival in that battle between today and the end of July.
“I wouldn’t say no, no. They have their aspirations. The manager (Chris Wilder) said Ferrari shouldn’t be worried about the Ford Fiesta. Hopefully they can kick and get Champions League football too, “Henderson told be Sports before the Sheffield United Premier League game with Tottenham on Thursday.
“It’s great to see the season out with Sheffield United. Obviously I came here all season and it would have been wrong not to satisfy him, so I’m happy to be here now. “
The deal could be viewed as a bet by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, although Sheffield United hasn’t managed to win since the season started again and was beaten 3-0 at Old Trafford a week ago.
But Henderson is happy to have the chance to finish the journey he started on Bramall Lane ahead of last season’s championship promotion.
“I don’t really look at the table. Obviously we have been head to head throughout the season, so it shows how well we have been doing to be mentioned in the same breath as Manchester United. It has been a fantastic season so far, “he said.
Henderson is fourth on the list of clean matches in the Premier League at the moment, three behind Liverpool Alisson, but he hopes he can still challenge for the Golden Glove prize, having won the same honor in the league 12 months ago.
“It would be incredible. It would be the best feeling in the world, “he said.
“The thing is, we just have to focus on trying to get some victories under our belt. This will take care of itself by returning to ways of winning … Hopefully we can be on our way to Europe rather than the glove. gold because it’s more important to me. “
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