Revealed :Dean Henderson reveals is next move if he doesn’t get the number one spot in the team .

 Dean Henderson wants to leave Manchester 

United at the end of the season if he cannot 

reclaim his No 1 spot from David de Gea, but 

accepts he is unlikely to go in January.

Henderson has been omitted from the England

 squad for the third time in a row since pulling 

out of Euro 2020 in June due to a hip problem.

The 24-year-old goalkeeper tested positive for

 Covid in July and missed pre-season after

 taking longer than expected to recover from

 the after-effects of the virus.

De Gea has seized the opportunity to 

re-establish himself as first-choice following 

a two-way battle with Henderson last season.

The goalkeeping situation at Old Trafford has

 been further complicated by Tom Heaton 

returning to United from Aston Villa to provide

 even greater competition.

Henderson would prefer to stay at United 

but fears his career is in danger of stagnating

 after making just one appearance this term, 

in the Carabao Cup defeat by West Ham in 

September.

He has made no secret of his desire to be 

No 1 for United and England and wants to 

give himself the best possible chance 

of being in Gareth Southgate’s squad for 

next year’s World Cup.

Henderson still has four and a half years 

left on the £120,000-a-week contract he 

signed in August last year.

He would consider leaving in January — 

Newcastle are understood to be one of the

 options — but United are unlikely to allow 

him to depart mid-season.

Although De Gea has been one of the 

club’s best players this campaign, United 

are mindful that the Spaniard could suffer an 

injury or another loss of form, having conceded 

soft goals against Atalanta and Manchester 

City this month.

Donny van de Beek and Phil Jones are also 

likely to seek moves away in January.

United want to resolve the futures of Paul

 Pogba and Jesse Lingard but it appears both

 will leave as free agents next summer.