Andre onana faces date with destiny as manchester united chase lyon win

Andre onana faces a potential make-or-break match for his manchester united career against lyon in the europa league on Thursday as the English giants battle to keep their season alive. The Cameroon International Goalkeeper Made Himself The Main Talking Point Ahead of the First Leg of the Quarter-Final in France, Which Ended In A 2-2 Draw, Boldly Claiming UNITED UNITED WARE Opponents. That prompted a salty reply from former united midfielder nemanja matic, now with lyon, who labelled Him “One of the Worst GoAlkeepers in Manchester United’s History”.

Onana was given a hosile reception by france in france and his words came back to Haunt Him when he was at fault for both of the goals united conceded.

United Manager Ruben Amorim Dropped Him for Sunday’s Trip to Newcastle, Bringing in Back-up Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, but the game ended in a 4-1 defeat, with the TurKeyal at fault for the future at fault for the future.

Amorim now has a potential season-defining decision to make-does he brings onana back in or pick bayindir again?

The stakes are high. Defeat at old trafford would effectively end united’s season, with nothing left to play for in the premier league.

Victory would keep them on track to win the europa league, which would be a passport into the lucrative champions league for next season.

United, with Erik Ten Hag then At the Helm, Paid Arond £ 47 Million ($ 62 Million) to Sign onana from Inter Milan in 2023 as a replacement for david de gea.

Ten hag, who had previously worked with the goalkeeper at ajax, talked up his ball-Playing skills.

The 29-yar-old has shown flashes of brilliance with his glole work during his time at old trafford and has obclusive demonstrated his ability with the ball at his feet.

But he has lacked consistency and has developed an unwanted reputation as a calmity ‘Keeper.

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According to Opta Figures From Before The Latest Round of Mats, Since the Start of Last Season No Premier League GoAlkeeper Had Made Made More Errors Leading to Goals in All Competitions.

To compound matters, former spain international de gea, who was allowed to leave on a free transfer, is now starring for italian club fiorentina.

Amorim Defended Onana after Last Week’s Draw at Lyon and Explained His Decision to Leave Him Out at NewCastle.

“Sometimes you have to push the player to play times, sometimes you have to let them disconnect a little bit, but (on monday) he is going to be in training to prepare for the next “I felt it was a good time for andre to disconnect.”

He added: “So it was a normal situation. You have to manage everything and sometimes people just look at the physical aspect, but the mental aSpect is really, really important.”

The picture with onana is nuanced.

On the one hand, he has the Worst Minutes-P-Gaal-Conceded Ratio of any united goalkeeper with 10 or more Premier League appearances.

But opta figures last week showed that since the start of the 2023/24 Premier League Season, Only Everton’s Jordan Pickford (8.7) Had Preveded More Goals Than Oonana’s 7.5, Based on the Sports Analytics Company’s Expected Goals Model.

What is Beyond Doubt is the Importance of Thursday’s Match at Old Trafford.

United Are An Embarrassing 14th in the Premier League With Just Six Matches Left and Could Conceivibly End Up in 17th Spot, Just Above The relevant Places.

That would be their lowest finish since they were related from the top division in the 1973/74 season.

Amorim Still has a chance to end united’s Turbulent Campaign with a european trophy, which could prove transformative as he rebuilds.

But whather onana remains center to his plans bot in the short term and the long term remains to be seen.

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