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Ilkay Gundogan's shot which beat David de Gea to win the FA Cup final would have been saved 81 per cent of the time by Premier League goalkeepers - according to a stats company.
The Manchester City captain didn't get a clean left-footed connection as he volleyed Kevin De Bruyne's free-kick towards goal from the edge of the Manchester United penalty area.
But Gundogan's shot still beat United keeper De Gea low to his right after bouncing twice before finding the bottom corner.
Although the Spaniard may have been unsighted by United defenders rushing out, he was still criticised for being slow to react.
It came as his status as United's No 1 goalkeeper is under threat amid negotiations over a new Old Trafford contract, with Erik ten Hag keen on signing another stopper to challenge De Gea next season.
David de Gea was slammed for allowing Ilkay Gundogan to score Manchester City's winner
The Man United keeper was criticised for his slow reactions to Ilkay Gundogan's volley
The Spanish goalkeeper couldn't prevent Ilkay Gundogan's shot from bobbling in the goal
John Harrison, the head of data science at Goalkeeper.com, tweeted that shots similar to Gundogan's were saved by Premier League goalkeepers 81 per cent of the time.
In other words, just one such effort in five finds the back of the net as Gundogan's did on Saturday.
Harrison wrote: 'Should De Gea have saved the FA Cup final winner?
'It's hard to tell by eye as while the shot was from range and moving slowly it came through bodies and bounced awkwardly.
'At goalkeeper.com we use these factors and many more and find this shot is saved 81% of the time by PL GKs.'
De Gea, 32, has endured a mixed season for United - although he won the Premier League Golden Glove award for the most clean sheets, he has made a number of costly errors.
Harrison highlighted two such mistakes in a follow-up post - one in the 4-0 defeat by Brentford back in August and another in the 1-0 loss at West Ham in May.
Goalkeeper analyst John Harrison tweeted that such a shot is saved four times out of five by stoppers in Premier League football
United's defenders failed to pick up Gundogan on the edge of their box and he was picked out by Kevin De Bruyne's free-kick from the right touchline
De Gea was slow to react to the volley despite being unsighted by a number of his defenders
