Dean Henderson sends Thomas Tuchel clear England message after cup final heroics
Dean Henderson was the hero for Crystal Palace as he saved a penalty in their 1-0 FA Cup win over Manchester City, one of a number of saves in front of England boss Thomas Tuchel
Dean Henderson said a penalty premonition from Crystal Palace's third-choice keeper inspired his Wembley heroics in front of England boss Thomas Tuchel. The Eagles 'keeper's save from Omar Marmoush's spot kick was the highlight of a stunning performance at Wembley.
And the uber-confident Cumbrian said: 'I know what I'm capable of. Getting exposed to this stage, I knew today would have been a phenomenal day. Even sat in bed this morning, I was thinking about things, manifesting things. It's just phenomenal to be able to perform like that.
'Remi Matthews actually said to me in my room this morning, 'You're going to have a worldie today and you're going to save a penalty' and it came true. To be fair, I just said, 'Yeah, I will'. Obviously, when he got the ball, I thought, 'Yeah, it's right, it's happening'.
'We did our homework this morning. He hasn't actually taken a penalty for City but we know he needs to keep his pace at that side every time. We knew if I got a step in early I might have a chance of saving it, which I did. He hit it well and thankfully kept it out.'
Henderson did not concede a goal in his three FA Cup appearances from the quarter-final stages - and Millwall were the only team to score against them in the fifth round when Matt Turner was between the sticks. And the former Manchester United 'keeper's superb save from Jeremy Doku just before the break caused Palace fans to chant 'England's No.1'.
Henderson has won only two England caps but he is convinced he will become the Three Lions No.1. 'When I achieve it, I'll enjoy it a lot,' he said. And with German Tuchel in the Wembley stands, he boosted his chances of playing in the North American World Cup next summer.
'I would like to think so,' he said. 'Obviously, that's an aim of mine. I'm obviously getting my first taste of it. I want the next taste of it. That's something I've been working towards for many years now and fingers crossed I can get the opportunity soon.'
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To prove it was Palace's day, Henderson escaped a red card shortly before his penalty save after handling outside his box. 'I actually genuinely thought it was inside the box,' he said.
'I was waiting for it to skip up off the turf because normally it's wet out there but obviously the sun dried it up. But obviously it was going away from goal anyway so I'm not so sure what the problem was.'
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