West Ham striker Antonio admits De Gea 'has to do better' after howler

West Ham striker Michail Antonio has acknowledged that David de Gea should have done 'better' after the Manchester United keeper's latest clanger which gifted the Hammers three points.

Said Benrahma's weak effort from outside the box squirmed through the Spaniard's glove as the Hammers clinched a 1-0 victory to go seven points clear of the relegation zone.

De Gea has now made four errors which have led to a goal this season, which is the highest in the Premier League alongside Tottenham's Hugo Lloris.

Speaking on the Footballer's Football Podcast alongside Newcastle United's Callum Wilson, Antonio discussed De Gea's error which benefitted his side.

The 33-year-old said: 'I can't slate the man. I don't want to slate the man, but De Gea has to do better.

'He's such a keeper but he just has these moments. I feel so bad for the guy because he was up there with one of the best keepers in the world.

'But even though he is up there, he still has these crazy moments.

'The goal was so slow, I was like "oh, he's just going to collect this".'

It was Antonio who released Benrahma, though it looked like the Algerian appeared to have a difficult job on his hands as he had three defenders chasing around him.

Benrahma took the shot - almost stumbling while doing so - and the ball bounced twice in front of the Spanish keeper.

The slow pace of the shot though made it appear that it should have been an easy save for De Gea, however he got a weak hand to the ball which bounced over him into the back of the net.

It was an underwhelming performance from the Red Devils but the costly mistake meant that they are only one point above Liverpool in the race for the top-four - albeit, with a game-in-hand.

De Gea has found himself increasingly under the spotlight in recent weeks and months with debate raging over whether or not the club should offer him a new contract.

However, it was reported on Tuesday that he had agreed terms on a new deal for less than his current £350,000-a-week wages.

The report from the Telegraph though insisted De Gea is not guaranteed to be Erik ten Hag's No 1 next season due to his patchy form.

United have been chasing David Raya as a potential replacement between the sticks, and may be planning to keep his fellow Spaniard as an important squad member and reserve keeper.

The Red Devils' squad also includes Jack Butland and Tom Heaton, while Dean Henderson will return to the club at the end of the season following his loan spell at Nottingham Forest.

Despite his recent issues, De Gea still has kept the most clean sheets of any keeper in the league this season with 15 - two ahead of Alisson, Nick Pope and Aaron Ramsdale.