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De Gea on Man Utd's poor start: We're not playing well & there's a lack of quality

David de Gea thinks that Manchester United's nightmare start to the 2019-20 campaign is partly down to a "lack of quality" in the starting XI.

The Red Devils have slipped to ninth in the Premier League table, posting their worst points tally after 13 fixtures in the top flight for 33 years.

A 4-0 win over Chelsea on the opening weekend raised expectations after last season's sixth-place finish, but United have only added three more wins since then, while also recording five draws and four defeats.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are already nine points adrift of fourth-place Chelsea and cannot afford to lose any more ground in the race for the final Champions League spot.