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Bent rates Sheffield Utd keeper Henderson ahead of Everton's Pickford

Former England striker Darren Bent rates Sheffield United goalkeeper Dean Henderson ahead of Everton's Jordan Pickford.

Bent said the 23-year-old would have been ahead of Pickford in England's pecking order before the coronavirus outbreak brought a halt to the season.

“He's made some great saves, don't get me wrong, some world class saves, but he's made some real bad errors and it's not helped that you've had Nick Pope and Henderson both doing so well," said Bent, speaking on talkSPORT.

“They've been absolutely sensational and obviously Sheffield United (have done so well) , look where they are sitting, so for me if you were picking a team right now, would Pickford be your number one?

“I don't think so. I think he would be behind Henderson and Pope. But as I said, (the Euros postponement) has given him time and a chance to get some confidence back and start playing as well as he did in the last World Cup."

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