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Alla Zakarian

11-06-2019 | 11:54 Football
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David de Gea left out by Spain and handed warning over international future

Photo/SkySports Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has been told he is no longer Spain’s No. 1. The goalkeeper was left out from line-up in La Roja’s 3-0 win over Sweden. Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was preferred. "We don’t think the De Gea period with Spain is over," stated Spain assistant boss Robert Moreno. "But Kepa had an incredible end of the season – the champion of the Europa League with great performances. In this concrete moment, we thought that Kepa could help us in a better way. The competition is now on. When you have something easy, you get relaxed, and that’s not good. The competitiveness is also good in goal. "It’s not just about one single thing. We already watched Kepa play quite well in the Europa League, so you could already guess he was in good shape. But we had to check it in the team. I talked to Luis Enrique on Friday, right before the game, and we chatted about it. And after the game, we decided to keep him in the lineup. It’s not one concrete moment when we decided it, but we started commenting the lineup a long time ago, and then when you have all the info on your hands, that’s what gives you the last push to take the decision."

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