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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Dean Henderson passed his first endurance test as a Manchester United goalkeeper at former club Sheffield United.
Henderson was carelessly stolen the ball in the fifth minute when David McGoldrick put Sheffield United ahead, but made a crucial save in overtime to deny the Blades an equalizer.
The 23-year-old was called up to face the club where he was on loan for two seasons, having made his full Premier League debut at West Ham United two weeks ago, when United also conceded first before prevailing with three. .
Solskjaer accepted that Henderson was to blame for McGoldrick’s first goal in United’s 3-2 win, but praised his character in recovering from the setback.
“Since playing, it seemed like we’ve never made it easy for ourselves,” Solskjaer said after United’s sixth consecutive Premier League win after conceding the first. “The beginning was so sloppy, slow again. I’m very surprised by that because we talked about it, we showed videos and we knew exactly what was going to happen and it happened.
“We ran around the court and that’s not enough. But the character was fantastic for each and every one of us, we started to play and it’s a test for Dean making a mistake like this and he passed it with great success. For the game, no he looked for work, he just did what he had to do.
“The good, the bad and the ugly [from Henderson], maybe in a different order. He is always learning. He’s probably been itching to get back here and, from that start, show his character for the rest of the game.
“I thought the three goals were excellent. I wanted to try them here today, we knew it was going to be a physical test. The fight, they are going to kick us. It’s one of these games that the boys will learn from.
“We need to tidy up the home form. It’s not like we’re home and out in these conditions without fans. We should be more used to Old Trafford fields than these fields. Sunday [against Leeds] it’s a huge game, we’ve been waiting for years and we’ll be ready for it. “
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