Andre Onana started this season like the goalkeeper Manchester United felt was worthy of replacing David de Gea two years ago.
Yet as the errors have crept back in, especially in Europe, the reasons to keep Onana in the side – especially when there is a perfectly-able deputy in Altay Bayindir waiting in the wings – are running thin.
If it was not for Onana errors last season, United would have sailed through to the Champions League last-16 and claimed potentially galvanising results in Munich and Istanbul that could have started to bring about lasting change.
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A 2-2 draw nonetheless puts them in the driving seat to reach the Europa League last four ahead of next week’s second leg. Not for the first time in these turbulent times, however, the tie could easily have been put to bed.
“If you look at the season, I make more mistakes than them during these last games and these last months.
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Onana’s effect on the team is proving more hindrance than help.
For the first time the United manager admitted to being aware of the sheer enormity of their trip to Lyon. Its importance was three-fold – winning a much-needed trophy, securing Champions League football for next season, and giving him upwards of £100m extra to spend of essential squad overhaul this summer.
Joshua Zirkzee’s late header looked to have given United one of their more memorable nights in recent European endeavours, only for Rayan Cherki to break visiting hearts with the last kick off the game – aided by another Onana misstep.
To make an already arduous journey that bit more excruciating, United supporters were required to head to another out-of-town venue to pick up wristbands and then were shoved onto a shuttle bus to the stadium.
Onana celebrates after believing Zirkzee had won it (Photo: Reuters)Onana will have wished he could have done the same. All eyes were on the United stopper as the encounter got underway due to the public spat with Matic.
Sure enough, another mistake was only a moment in time away. Thiago Almada’s 25th minute free-kick had all the dip and swerve to panic any goalkeeper, but a limp two-handed attempt to push the ball away lacked any conviction whatsoever. Onana allowed the ball to squirm into the net.
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Substitute Zirkzee was not passing up his well-deserved moment. The player booed by his own supporters five months ago guided Bruno Fernandes’ sumptuous cross into the net to spark wild scenes of celebration two minutes from time.
Eight times Onana has now made an error leading to a goal in all competitions – more than any other Premier League goalkeeper.
United and Amorim don’t have any room for manoeuvre. Winning the Europa League is a must. It is non-negotiable. Their goalkeeper is making that task more challenging that in needs to be.
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