On-loan Manchester United goalkeeper Radek Vitek pulled off a 'ridiculous' save in Bristol City's 4-2 victory over Hull City on Saturday.
The Red Devils are in desperate need of a shot-stopper amid the struggles of both Altay Bayindir and Andre Onana this season.
The former, who was No 2 last season, has been promoted to United's No 1 by Ruben Amorim this term - but he's failed to live up to expectations.
He was at fault for Arsenal's winner on the opening day of the season, looked shaky at Craven Cottage last weekend, and, today, failed to command his box as Burnley equalised at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, Onana, who looks all but finished under Amorim, had arguably his worst performance in a United shirt on Wednesday in the disaster at Grimsby. The former Inter Mila keeper failed to keep out the host's first goal at his near post before flapping under a cross for the second, and only managed to pull off a solitary save in the penalty shootout.
The duo's struggles have left United chiefs desperately scrambling to find a replacement before Monday's deadline - but it seems they may already have a successor in their ranks.
'They are humans. At Manchester United, everything is the news. Everybody talks about the goalkeeper, and you can see that even when I change the goalkeeper, these situations still happen. We are in that moment. It's hard to be a Manchester United goalkeeper at the moment.
'If you look at the goal, we can defend the box better. We suffered a similar goal against Fulham because we don't do the full rotation of the team when the ball is on the other side.
'These things don't have anything to do with the goalkeeper. All these small things have nothing to do with the goalkeeper. Players are struggling a little bit with all the things that are happening around the club; that is normal. It's not just the goalkeepers; everybody has to improve.'
The Red Devils are back in action in two weeks as they travel across Manchester for the derby.
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