Jamie Carragher has claimed Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana would “never feature again” if he was a youth player after his midweek howlers.
The Cameroon international made two major errors for the opening two goals for Galatasaray, as Erik ten Hag’s squad let a two-goal lead slip in the Champions League, with the score eventually ending 3-3 in Istanbul on the evening.
Onana was caught wrong footed for Hakim Ziyech’s free-kick in the 29th minute, before being undone by a free-kick once again just after the hour mark, also courtesy of the Morocco star.
The errors could prove to be fatal for United’s European dreams this year, with the Red Devils currently sat rock bottom of Group A with just four points recorded across their opening five games in the group. However, qualification is still possible with FC Copenhagen currently occupying second place on just five points.
Their sixth and final clash of the group stages will arrive in just under two weeks, as they prepare to face Harry Kane and his Bayern Munich teammates.
Speaking in his latest column for The Telegraph, Carragher slammed the latest performance from Onana in the draw. “Onana cost the team home and away against Galatasaray and was poor against Bayern Munich in the opening group game,” he said. “Yes, he made a last-minute penalty save against Copenhagen at Old Trafford, but the numerous minuses far outweigh that one positive. The performance in Turkey was unacceptable for a Manchester United goalkeeper. You would not expect an Under-18 keeper to make the basic handling error for Galatasaray’s second goal.
“If a youth keeper was promoted and played like Onana on Wednesday evening, he would probably never feature for the first team again. Onana has cost United too many cheap goals. The hope that the worst was behind him after a poor start to his Old Trafford career has been blown out of the water and Wednesday was a huge step backwards. Onana has already developed a reputation for being a liability. That will take a long time to overcome and reverse.”
Onana must put his latest errors behind him as he prepares for a tough clash against Newcastle United this weekend, with just one point separating the two sides, who sit in sixth and seventh place respectively across the Premier League standings.
