Andre Onana’s Manchester United tenure seems to have hit a brand new low level.
The struggling goalkeeper was omitted of Manchester’s squad for Sunday’s 4-1 defeat to Newcastle United.
Onana was changed by backup Altay Bayindir, who was making his Premier League debut. Tom Heaton will function the 26-year-old’s backup.
Head coach Ruben Amorim’s determined to drop Onana to present the Cameroon worldwide time to “relaxation and disconnect” after a troublesome week for the 29-year-old, ESPN’s Rob Dawson studies.
Onana engaged in a confrontation with former Manchester United participant Nemanja Matic earlier than Thursday’s Europa League sport, saying the Crimson Devils had been “manner higher” than the midfielder’s present crew, Lyon.
Matic responded by calling Onana “one of many worst goalkeepers in Manchester United’s historical past.” Onana then dedicated an error deep into stoppage time, which allowed Lyon to attain and safe a 2-2 draw heading into the second leg.
Amorim assured Onana he stays the crew’s first-choice goalkeeper, transferring ahead, Dawson studies.
Onana has 9 clear sheets in 31 Premier League video games and is among the many league leaders for probably the most errors (three) resulting in a purpose.
He arrived from Inter Milan in 2023 for an preliminary ÂŁ43 million and gained the FA Cup with United final season.