If Erik ten Hag wants Manchester United to play out from the back, he needs a goalkeeper who can do it. That is not David De Gea.
When Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City, he knew what he wanted. Everyone loved Joe Hart, he achieved so much for the club, but Guardiola knew he could not play his way. That’s why he brought in Ederson.
De Gea is a fantastic goalkeeper, irrespective of his two glaring errors at Brentford, but he is not comfortable enough on the ball.
Ederson at City and Alisson at Liverpool are technical enough to play the right pass but they also know when to play it and, crucially, when not to play it.